Meanings
nounBaumkuchen (uncountable)
- uncountableA kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings.
Origin
- GermanBaumkuchen
- EnglishBaumkuchen
From German Baumkuchen (literally “tree cake”), because the concentric layers resemble tree rings.
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Baumkuchen
- Baumkuchena kind of layered cake
Japanese バウムクーヘン, バームクーヘン
- バウムクーヘン (baumukūhen)a kind of layered cake
- バームクーヘン (bāmukūhen)a kind of layered cake
Turkish makara
- makaraa kind of layered cake
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