A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins; or with some single flavoring, e.g. chocolate, lemon, etc.
Pronunciat com a (IPA)
/ˈbɑb.kə/
Etimologia (Anglès)
From a Slavic language likely via Yiddish באַבקע (babke). Compare baba (“rum soaked cake”).