Etymology

spekkoek

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Today it means: A spiced Indonesian layer cake. Full definition →

Dutch spekkoek
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  1. Dutch · borrowed fromspekkoek
  2. English todayspekkoek

Borrowed from Dutch spekkoek, literally “bacon cake”, since its dark and light layers are thought to resemble streaky bacon.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.