babka

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.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɑb.kə/
Etymology

From a Slavic language likely via Yiddish באַבקע (babke). Compare baba (“rum soaked cake”).

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