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banoffee

British  
/ bəˈnɒfɪ /

noun

  1. a filling for a pie, consisting of toffee and banana

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of banoffee

C20: from ban ( ana ) + ( t ) offee

Example Sentences

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Chocolate-covered strawberries adorn the top, and desserts like banoffee tart with dulce de leche, banana jam and caramel crunch and chocolate brown butter almond cake lounge in the center.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2023

It's clafoutis, bagels and banoffee, and the unapologetically deep fried southern delights of beignets and hushpuppies.

From Salon • Sep. 23, 2021

A dessert listed as coffee, yuzu and banana recalls the banoffee of the Frenchie in London.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2021

And as if one pudding wasn't enough, the county is also the home of banoffee pie, which was invented at The Hungry Monk restaurant in Jevington, East Sussex.

From BBC • May 19, 2018

From Delia, I made kidneys stroganoff; from The Hungry Monk cookbook, I made banoffee pie.

From The Guardian • Oct. 3, 2015