Icelandic

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Etymology

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Literally "Christmas cake", a name which was used to refer to fruitcakes which were once (but not anymore) often served during Christmas in Iceland.[1] The name may have carried over to raisin pound cakes since they look somewhat similar and include raisins.

Noun

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jólakaka f (genitive singular jólaköku, nominative plural jólakökur)

  1. raisin pound cake
  2. (obsolete unless when used with the clarifier “ensk jólakaka) fruit cake
    Synonym: ávaxtakaka
  3. (when describing foreign customs) any cake typically served during Christmas

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