"Genoa cake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Genoa cakes [plural]
Etymology: From its origins in 16th-century Genoa as a Christmas cake. Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} Genoa cake (countable and uncountable, plural Genoa cakes)
  1. (chiefly UK) A fruitcake consisting of sultanas, currants or raisins, glacé cherries, almonds, and candied orange peel or essence, cooked in a batter of flour, eggs, butter, and sugar. Wikipedia link: Genoa cake Tags: UK, countable, uncountable Translations (type of fruitcake): 熱那亞蛋糕 (Chinese Mandarin), 热那亚蛋糕 (Rènàyà dàngāo) (Chinese Mandarin), englantilainen hedelmäkakku (Finnish), galette génoise [feminine] (French), Genueser Kuchen [masculine] (German), genuesischer Kuchen [masculine] (German), pandolce basso [masculine] (Italian), pandolce [masculine] (Italian)

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