Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sponge finger

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.54 in modern English

Syllables: sponge fin-ger
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of ladyfinger (“a sponge cake biscuit”).

British usage

Example Sentences

"Mr. Fercher’s specialties include maronitortchen (chestnut torte), malakofftorte (sponge fingers with whipped cream, almonds and coffee cream), and fruchte auf blatterteig, an awesome concoction of fruit, puff pastry and sponge cake."
"Among familiar twice-baked cookies are zwieback (not for babies only); […] French pain d’amandes; sponge fingers, and the Greek paximadia, made with walnuts."
"An amaretto cheesecake with a dark nutty crust was delicious, and so were a tiramisu and a cold zabaglione served with raspberries. Crisp sponge fingers are served with the very good cappuccino."

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

sponge fingers (plural)

Synonyms

ladyfinger

Questions

What does sponge finger mean?: Synonym of ladyfinger (“a sponge cake biscuit”).

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