Kendal mint cake

noun

A glucose-based confectionery flavored with peppermint, popular with climbers as a source of energy.

Meanings

nounKendal mint cake (countable and uncountable, plural Kendal mint cakes)

plural Kendal mint cakes

  1. countableuncountableA glucose-based confectionery flavored with peppermint, popular with climbers as a source of energy.

Origin

From the English town of Kendal, where it originates.

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Kendal mint cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kendal%20mint%20cake

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“Kendal mint cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kendal%20mint%20cake. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Kendal mint cake,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Kendal%20mint%20cake.

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