baba
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- noun
- /ˈbɑːbə/
:
baba al ron
- My mother made the best romavaya babas when I was a kid," Kazakov said.
- rum baba
- hummus or baba
- falafel, baba
Examples
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Because Luigi is gonna give a big block party, with the cannoli and the baba rum and the sausage and peppers and spiedini.
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For dessert, we enjoyed delicious baba soaked in rum and topped with whipped cream.
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The chef prepared a light baba for the restaurant's special menu, emphasizing its sweet flavor.
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At the bakery, I found a freshly baked baba that was perfect for the festive occasion.
Synonyms
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A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
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A light, airy cake that uses eggs, flour and sugar without butter or oil
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A sweet yeast cake from Eastern Europe often flavored with orange and raisins
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A small sweet yeast cake soaked in rum syrup and often served with whipped cream
A small rich cake made with yeast and soaked in rum syrup
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Etymology
Baba: The word baba for the cake comes from Polish babka, a word that means 'grandmother', and bakers later turned it into the French baba au rhum, a small yeast cake soaked in rum. So baba today means that light, rum-soaked dessert.