ladyfinger
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ladyfinger
- /ˈleɪdiˌfɪŋɡɚ/ US
Where it comes from
From lady + finger.
noun ladyfingers
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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.
Similar: boudoir biscuit, finger biscuit, savoiardi, sponge finger
- A type of small banana.
- A variety of small firecracker. Grandpa would give each of the kids a strip of ladyfingers to light on New Year's Day.
- Alternative form of lady's finger
Translations
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noun small sponge cake biscuit
| Español | bizcocho de soletilla, soleta |
|---|---|
| Français | boudoir |
| Deutsch | Katzenzunge, Löffelbiskuit, Biskotte |
| Italiano | savoiardo |
| Ελληνικά | σαβαγιάρ savagiár, σαβουαγιάρ savouagiár |
| Română | pișcot |
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