banbury cake

Ban·bur·y cake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ban-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree, bam- keyk]
- /ˈbænˌbɛr i, -bə ri, -bri, ˈbæm- keɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ban-ber-ee, -buh-ree, -bree, bam- keyk]
- /ˈbænˌbɛr i, -bə ri, -bri, ˈbæm- keɪk/

Definitions of banbury cake words

noun banbury cake a cake consisting of a pastry base filled with currants, raisins, candied peel, and sugar, with a crisscross pattern on the top 3
noun banbury cake a small, oval pastry containing currants, candied peel, honey, spices, etc., usually with three parallel cuts across the top. 1

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Origin of banbury cake

First appearance:

before 1605

One of the 40% oldest English words

1605-15; named after Banbury, where it was made

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banbury cake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.