fruitcake

Significat (Anglès)

1. (countable, uncountable) A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
2. (colloquial, countable, derogatory, uncountable) A crazy or eccentric person.
3. (US, colloquial, countable, dated, derogatory, slang, uncountable) A homosexual male.

Conceptes

poca-solta

pastís de fruites

Sinònims

nut

screwball

crank

nut case

crackpot

loopy

nutcase

nutter

schmuck

coffee ring

Früchtebrot

bonkers

schtoonk

buggy

crackers

kook

loco

Traduccions

cake

Fruchtkuchen

pastel de fruta

Obstkuchen

manivelle

mattoide

pazzoide

picchiatello

bicha

🪱

viado

boiola

puto

chalado

chiflado

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈfɹuːt.keɪk/

Etimologia (Anglès)

Compound of fruit + cake. First attested in c. 1687. Sense 2, predated by nutty as a fruitcake, was first attested in c. 1952.