"Jaffa cake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Jaffa cakes [plural]
Etymology: Named after Jaffa oranges. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Jaffa cake (plural Jaffa cakes)
  1. (chiefly British) A small, biscuit-like cake with a base of firm sponge, a layer of orange jelly, and a chocolate covering. Wikipedia link: Jaffa cake Tags: British Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Translations (small, biscuit-like cake): 佳發餅 (Chinese Mandarin), 佳发饼 (jiāfābǐng) (Chinese Mandarin), 佳發蛋糕 (Chinese Mandarin), 佳发蛋糕 (jiāfādàngāo) (Chinese Mandarin), jaffakeksi (Finnish), Jaffa Cake [masculine] (French), delicja [feminine] (Polish)

Inflected forms

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