king cake
king cake · king cakes
пирог волхвов
Dreikönigskuchen
A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on EpiphanyA decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany. In many traditions it contains a pea, a trinket or some other small object which entitles its finder to be the "king" for one day.
/kɪŋ keɪk/
Meaning
1 senses(Louisiana, countable, uncountable)A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany. In many traditions it contains a pea, a trinket or some other small object which entitles its finder to be the "king" for one day.
Dreikönigskuchen
пиро́г волхво́вpiróg volxvóv
Translations
7 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
cake eaten on Epiphany:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
cake eaten on Epiphany:
Origin
Probably a calque of French galette des rois (literally “galette of the kings”), meaning tProbably a calque of French galette des rois (literally “galette of the kings”), meaning the three Magi who visited the baby Jesus at Epiphany.
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Forms
plural: king cakes| Singular | king cake |
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Synonyms
5 synonymsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable