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gur cake

gur cake noun: an Irish confection consisting of a thick layer of fruit-based filling between two thin layers of pastry.

Noun

gur cake (countable and uncountable, plural gur cakes)

  1. An Irish confection consisting of a thick layer of fruit-based filling between two thin layers of pastry.

Forms of gur cake

pluralgur cakes

Origin of gur cake

Possibly from gurrier, referring to children playing truant from school.

Questions about gur cake

What does gur cake mean?
Gur cake means an Irish confection consisting of a thick layer of fruit-based filling between two thin layers of pastry.
What part of speech is gur cake?
Gur cake is a noun.
What is the plural of gur cake?
The plural of gur cake is gur cakes.

Words near gur cake in the dictionary

  1. Guptons
  2. Gupworthy
  3. guqin
  4. guqins
  5. Gur
  6. gur cake
  7. gur cakes
  8. Gura
  9. Gura Caliței
  10. Gura Foii
  11. Gura Ocniței

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