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joconde

joconde noun: a light almond sponge cake.

joconde: a light almond sponge cake
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Noun (1)

joconde (countable and uncountable, plural jocondes)

  1. A light almond sponge cake.
    • The sponge itself is not the conventional Victoria but a thin and sumptuous joconde.2015 June 24, Anucyia Victor, quoting Brendan Lynch, “A dessert fit for the Queen! […]”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2025
    • Flavours included a mandarin cake with a mandarin vanilla mousse and pineapple jam, and a pear cake with pear cardamom mousse with poached pear, pear jelly and almond joconde2017 December 23, Anneta Konstantinides, “Packed with a sweet surprise! […]”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2025

Proper noun capitalized: Joconde

the Joconde

  1. (dated) The Mona Lisa.
    • […] and it ought to be placed by the side of the Joconde of Leonardo da Vinci.1807, The Philosophical Magazine, volume 27, page 252
    • […] but this is the Joconde of Vinci, the most finished portrait in the world.1838, John Sanderson, The American in Paris, volume 2, London, page 87

Noun (2) capitalized: Joconde

Joconde (plural Jocondes)

  1. (dated, figuratively) A Mona Lisa.
    • […] in Paris he was the Joconde of the salon-piano, under Charles the Tenth.1899, Wilhelm von Lenz, The Great Piano Virtuosos of Our Time

Forms of joconde

pluraljocondes
pluralJocondes

Origin of joconde

Thought to be named after the Mona Lisa (French La Joconde).

Borrowed from French La/la Joconde, itself a calque of Italian la Gioconda using Middle French joconde, feminine of jocond, from Latin iūcundus. Doublet of Gioconda.

Questions about joconde

What does joconde mean?
Joconde means a light almond sponge cake.
What part of speech is joconde?
Joconde can be a noun or a proper noun.
What is the plural of joconde?
The plural of joconde is jocondes.

Words near joconde in the dictionary

  1. jocky
  2. joco-serious
  3. Jocoaitique
  4. jocolatte
  5. jocolet
  6. joconde
  7. jocondes
  8. jocoque
  9. jocoqui
  10. Jocoro
  11. jocose

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