lamington
/ˈlæmɪŋtən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 1.85 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A small square Australian/New Zealand cake made with sponge cake covered on all sides (including top and bottom) with chocolate and desiccated coconut.
Australian usage; New Zealand usage
name
A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9831).
name
A suburb of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
name
An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.
Example Sentences
- "Women were also known for their cooking skills although this was not so much in the provision of meals (which were ‘simple and wholesome’), but in the production of confectionery, ranging from scones, biscuits, sponges, cakes, etc., to such noted Australian and New Zealand delicacies as lamingtons and pavlova."
- "Lamingtons are little sponge cakes coated in chocolate and grated coconut."
- "Lamingtons are a traditional New Zealand tea-time treat: plain sponge dipped in a chocolate sauce and coated with coconut."
- "Enter James Lambert, word detective. Goaded by Priol’s anagram, Lambert doubted the Shaky Isles’ equally rickety claims on the lamington. Steal the pavlova if you must, but only an April Fool would deem the lamington a Kiwi import."
Etymology
Uncertain. Although current dictionaries all associate it with Charles Cochrane-Baillie, 2nd Baron Lamington, the earliest publication of this derivation is by John Hepworth in the Nation Review of July 1977. An earlier (1966) reference gives the cake but does not associate it with the Baron, suggesting the theory was not current in the 1960s. It has also been claimed that the name comes from Lamington, South Lanarkshire.
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lamington drive
alembong