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ladyfingers

ladyfingers is the plural of ladyfinger.

Meaning of ladyfinger

Noun

ladyfinger (plural ladyfingers)

  1. A low-density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge cake biscuit roughly shaped like a large finger.
    • Ladyfingers soaked in liqueur are the base of tiramisu, but I suppose you could just cut up a sponge cake instead.
  2. A type of small banana.
  3. A variety of small firecracker.
    • Grandpa would give each of the kids a strip of ladyfingers to light on New Year's Day.

Questions about ladyfingers

What is ladyfingers the plural of?
Ladyfingers is the plural of ladyfinger.

Words near ladyfingers in the dictionary

  1. ladyfies
  2. ladyfinger
  3. ladyfinger cacti
  4. ladyfinger cactus
  5. ladyfinger cactuses
  6. ladyfingers
  7. ladyfish
  8. ladyfishes
  9. ladyfolk
  10. ladyfolks
  11. ladyfriend

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