spekkoek

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch spekkoek, literally “bacon cake”, since its dark and light layers are thought to resemble streaky bacon.

Noun

spekkoek (uncountable)

  1. A spiced Indonesian layer cake.

Dutch

Etymology

Compound of spek (“bacon”) +‎ koek (“cake”), named after streaky bacon for its light and dark layers.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈspɛ.kuk/
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  • Hyphenation: spek‧koek

Noun

spekkoek m (plural spekkoeken)

  1. Indonesian layer cake, spekkoek

Descendants

  • → English: spekkoek
  • → Indonesian: spekuk, spiku
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