Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pontefract cake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: pon-te-frac-t -cake
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small, disc-shaped sweet with an impressed castle, made from locally grown liquorice.

Etymology

From the Yorkshire town of the same name, Pontefract, where production of the sweets can be traced back to the 1500s.

Inflected Forms

Pontefract cakes (plural)

Questions

What does pontefract cake mean?: A small, disc-shaped sweet with an impressed castle, made from locally grown liquorice.
Where does pontefract cake come from?: From the Yorkshire town of the same name, Pontefract, where production of the sweets can be traced back to the 1500s.

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