maids of honour tart
maids of honour tart noun: a traditional English baked tart consisting of a puff pastry shell filled with curds, sometimes with jam or almonds and nutmeg.
Noun
maids of honour tart (plural maids of honour tarts)
- A traditional English baked tart consisting of a puff pastry shell filled with curds, sometimes with jam or almonds and nutmeg.
- Synonyms:
- maids of honour cake
Synonyms of maids of honour tart
Forms of maids of honour tart
| plural | maids of honour tarts |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Maid of Honour tart |
| alternative form | maid of honour tart |
| alternative form | maid-of-honour tart |
| alternative US | maid of honor tart |
| alternative US | maid-of-honor tart |
Origin of maids of honour tart
Said to date back to Henry VIII when he witnessed some of the Queen’s maids of honour eating some cakes and demanded to taste one. He found them delicious and named them after the maids. However, there is another theory that they were named after Anne Boleyn, a maid of honour at the time, who made the cakes for Henry VIII.
Questions about maids of honour tart
- What does maids of honour tart mean?
- Maids of honour tart means a traditional English baked tart consisting of a puff pastry shell filled with curds, sometimes with jam or almonds and nutmeg.
- What part of speech is maids of honour tart?
- Maids of honour tart is a noun.
- What is the plural of maids of honour tart?
- The plural of maids of honour tart is maids of honour tarts.
Words near maids of honour tart in the dictionary
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