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- Yiddish · derived fromבאַבקע
- English todaybabka
From a Slavic language likely via Yiddish באַבקע (babke). Compare baba (“rum soaked cake”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
babka
Today it means: A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, such as chocolate or lemon. Full definition →
Yiddish באַבקע