ladyfinger

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US/ˈleɪdiˌfɪŋɡɚ/

noun

A low-density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge cake biscuit roughly shaped like a large finger.

“Grandpa would give each of the kids a strip of ladyfingers to light on New Year's Day.”

Similar
boudoir biscuitfinger biscuitsavoiardisponge finger
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Meanings

nounladyfinger (plural ladyfingers)

plural ladyfingers

  1. A low-density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge cake biscuit roughly shaped like a large finger.

    Ladyfingers soaked in liqueur are the base of tiramisu, but I suppose you could just cut up a sponge cake instead.

    Synonyms: boudoir biscuit, finger biscuit, savoiardi, sponge finger

  2. A type of small banana.
  3. A variety of small firecracker.

    Grandpa would give each of the kids a strip of ladyfingers to light on New Year's Day.

  4. alternativeAlternative form of lady's finger.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA low-density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge cake biscuit roughly shaped like a large finger.

Similar
boudoir biscuitfinger biscuitsavoiardisponge finger
Also see
boudoir biscuitfinger biscuitokrasponge finger

Origin

From lady + finger.

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Translations

Bulgarian бишкота
  • бишкота (biškota)small sponge cake biscuit
Catalan melindro, savoiard
  • melindrosmall sponge cake biscuit
  • savoiardsmall sponge cake biscuit
Czech piškot
  • piškotsmall sponge cake biscuit
Dutch lange vinger
  • lange vingersmall sponge cake biscuit
Esperanto fingreto, savoja biskvito
  • fingretosmall sponge cake biscuit
  • savoja biskvitosmall sponge cake biscuit
  • fingrobiskvitosmall sponge cake biscuit
Finnish kissankieli, papatti
  • kissankielismall sponge cake biscuit
  • papattitype of small firecracker
French boudoir
  • boudoirsmall sponge cake biscuit
German Katzenzunge, Löffelbiskuit
  • Katzenzungesmall sponge cake biscuit
  • Löffelbiskuitsmall sponge cake biscuit
  • Biskottesmall sponge cake biscuit
Greek σαβαγιάρ, σαβουαγιάρ
  • σαβαγιάρ (savagiár)small sponge cake biscuit
  • σαβουαγιάρ (savouagiár)small sponge cake biscuit
Hungarian babapiskóta
  • babapiskótasmall sponge cake biscuit
Italian savoiardo
  • savoiardosmall sponge cake biscuit
Romanian pișcot
  • pișcotsmall sponge cake biscuit
Spanish bizcocho de soletilla, soleta
  • bizcocho de soletillasmall sponge cake biscuit
  • soletasmall sponge cake biscuit
Tagalog bruwas
  • bruwassmall sponge cake biscuit
Turkish kedidili
  • kedidilismall sponge cake biscuit
Cite this entry
APA

ladyfinger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfinger

MLA

“ladyfinger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfinger. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ladyfinger,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ladyfinger.

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