gur cake

noun

An Irish confection consisting of a thick layer of fruit-based filling between two thin layers of pastry.

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Meanings

noungur cake (countable and uncountable, plural gur cakes)

plural gur cakes

  1. countableuncountableAn Irish confection consisting of a thick layer of fruit-based filling between two thin layers of pastry.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gudge

Origin

Possibly from gurrier, referring to children playing truant from school.

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APA

gur cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gur%20cake

MLA

“gur cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gur%20cake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gur cake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gur%20cake.

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