"honeycake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: honeycakes [plural]
Etymology: honey + cake Etymology templates: {{compound|en|honey|cake}} honey + cake Head templates: {{en-noun}} honeycake (plural honeycakes)
  1. A cake made with honey. Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Synonyms: honey cake Translations (a cake made with honey): μελίπηκτον (melípēkton) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), μελίτωμα (melítōma) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), hunajakakku (Finnish), pain d’épice (French), לֶקַח (leqaḥ) [masculine] (Hebrew), dulcia [neuter, plural] (Latin), miodownik [masculine] (Polish), медови́к (medovík) [masculine] (Russian), медівни́к (medivnýk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), לעקעך (lekekh) [masculine] (Yiddish), האָניק־לעקעך (honik-lekekh) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-honeycake-en-noun-BF247bVW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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