king cake

短语

帝王蛋糕

发音

US /kɪŋ keɪk/
AU
UK /kɪŋ keɪk/

词形变化

king cakes 复数 king cakes

别名

kingcake king's cake kings' cake

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany. In many traditions it contains a pea, a trinket or some other small object which entitles its finder to be the "king" for one day.

    帝王蛋糕

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词源

Probably a calque of French galette des rois (literally “galette of the kings”), meaning the three Magi who visited the baby Jesus at Epiphany.

来源：wiktionary