king cake
Pronunciation
  • (RP, GA) IPA: /kɪŋ keɪk/
Noun

king cake (plural king cakes)

  1. 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.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: galette des rois, gâteau des rois, couronne des rois
  • German: Dreikönigskuchen
  • Italian: galette des rois
  • Portuguese: bolo-rei
  • Russian: пиро́г волхво́в
  • Spanish: roscón de Reyes, rosca de Reyes



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