honeycake en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
Etymology
From honey + cake.
Meanings
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A cake made with honey.
My Aunt Elizabeth makes this deliciously dark and chewy chocolate honeycake with layers of tangy plum jam.
2011 March 31, Beata Zatorska, “Around the world in 80 dishes No. 49: Elizabeth's honeycake with plum jam”, in The Independent, archived from the original on 07 Jul 2022:I love recipes that include my Dutch heritage, and this honeycake is SO good.
2019 April 23, theintentionalmom.com, archived from the original on 28 Mar 2023:On their return to the hallway they found a tray by the top of the steps, and hot honeycakes filling the hall with their sweet aroma.
1990, Robert Jordan, The Eye of the World:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| honey cake | alternative | lexicographic | |
| honeycakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (11)
uk медівни́к (a cake made with honey) · grc μελίπηκτον (a cake made with honey) · la dulcia (a cake made with honey) · yi האָניק־לעקעך (a cake made with honey) · ru медови́к (a cake made with honey) · fr pain d'épice (a cake made with honey) · pl miodownik (a cake made with honey) · grc μελίτωμα (a cake made with honey) · fi hunajakakku (a cake made with honey) · he לֶקַח (a cake made with honey) · yi לעקעך (a cake made with honey)