Babka
/ˈbɑb.kə/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, e.g. chocolate, lemon, etc.
"A couple of weeks ago, my family and I also travelled an hour or so to sample the babkas and honey croissants at Farro bakery in Bristol."
- 2 a coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds wordnet
Example
More examples"A couple of weeks ago, my family and I also travelled an hour or so to sample the babkas and honey croissants at Farro bakery in Bristol."
Etymology
From a Slavic language likely via Yiddish באַבקע (babke). Compare baba (“rum soaked cake”).