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plumcake en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• plŭmʹkāk
• (US) audio
• /ˈplʌmkeɪk/

Etymology

From plum + cake.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) A cake made either with dried fruit (such as grapes, currants, raisins or prunes) or with fresh fruit.
   • Ellen's mamma was going out to pay a visit, but she left the children a large piece of rich plumcake to divide between them, that they might play at making feasts. 1833, Parley's Magazine, volume 1, page 23:
   • She decided to buy some plumcake but Downes's plumcake had not enough almond icing on top of it so she went over to a shop in Henry Street. 1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “Clay”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 124:
   • He was barely 100 m up and directly below him a merchant was displaying some lovely fresh plumcakes. The display was naturally not improved by the sand. 1979, New Scientist, volume 84, numbers 1186–1187, page 26:

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