English Explanatory Dictionary

Pontefract cake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small, disc-shaped sweet with an impressed castle, made from locally grown liquorice.

Word forms

Pontefract cake Pontefract cakes

Etymology

From the Yorkshire town of the same name, Pontefract, where production of the sweets can be traced back to the 1500s.

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