Castella
name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 plural of castellum form-of, plural
- 2 A Japanese sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup. uncountable, usually
Proper Noun
- 1 A town in the Shire of Murrindindi, central eastern Victoria, Australia.
Example
More examples"Castella is a Portuguese-derived sponge cake popular in Japan."
Etymology
From Japanese カステラ (kasutera), from Portuguese pão de Castela (literally “bread of Castile”), an old type of sponge cake which they brought to Japan. Compare Italian pandispagna, Tagalog Pan de Kastila (“Spanish bread”).
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