Baumkuchen
English edit
Etymology edit
From German Baumkuchen (literally “tree cake”), because the concentric layers resemble tree rings.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Baumkuchen (uncountable)
- A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings.
Translations edit
German edit
Etymology edit
From Baum (“tree”) + Kuchen (“cake”), because the concentric-ring layers resemble tree rings.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Baumkuchen m (strong, genitive Baumkuchens, plural Baumkuchen)
- Baumkuchen (layered cake)
Declension edit
Declension of Baumkuchen [masculine, strong]
Descendants edit
- → English: Baumkuchen
- → Japanese: バウムクーヘン (baumukūhen)
Further reading edit
- “Baumkuchen” in Duden online