babka

[ bahb-kuh ]
/ ˈbɑb kə /

noun

a sweet, spongy yeast cake with raisins, traditionally made in the form of a high cylinder, either solid or with a hole, often glazed, and sometimes flavored with rum.

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Origin of babka

< Polish, diminutive of baba baba

Words nearby babka

babinski effect, babinski's reflex, babinski's sign, babirusa, babism, babka, babo's law, baboo, baboon, baboonery, babracot
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