Christmas cake

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Noun

Christmas cake (countable and uncountable, plural Christmas cakes)

A rich fruit cake covered with marzipan and icing, traditionally eaten at Christmas.
- 2021 December 29, “Network News: Music train for dementia sufferers”, in RAIL, number 947, page 19:
  They enjoyed music from a live saxophonist during the journey before visiting Braintree Town Hall for refreshments and Christmas cake.

Translations

fruit cake eaten at Christmas

Chinese:
Mandarin: 聖誕節蛋糕／圣诞节蛋糕 (shèngdànjié dàngāo)
Finnish: joulukakku
French: gâteau de Noël m
Japanese: クリスマスケーキ (kurisumasu kēki)
Maltese: kejk tal-Milied
Russian: торт на Рождество́ m (tort na Roždestvó)
Spanish: pastel de Navidad m

See also

Christmas pudding
New Year noodles, New Year's Eve noodles, New Year's noodles
Yule cake

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