Meaning of lamington | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A village in Highland council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NH7477).
2. A small square Australian/New Zealand cake made with sponge cake covered on all sides (including top and bottom) with chocolate and desiccated coconut.
   Australia, New-Zealand
3. A village in South Lanarkshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS9831).
4. A suburb of Kalgoorlie, Western Australia.
5. An unincorporated community in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.

Examples

“Women were also known for their cooking skills although this was not so much in the provision of meals (which were ‘simple and wholesome’), but in the production of confectionery, ranging from scones, biscuits, sponges, cakes, etc., to such noted Australian and New Zealand delicacies as lamingtons and pavlova.”

“Lamingtons are little sponge cakes coated in chocolate and grated coconut.”

“Lamingtons are a traditional New Zealand tea-time treat: plain sponge dipped in a chocolate sauce and coated with coconut.”

“Enter James Lambert, word detective. Goaded by Priol’s anagram, Lambert doubted the Shaky Isles’ equally rickety claims on the lamington. Steal the pavlova if you must, but only an April Fool would deem the lamington a Kiwi import.”

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