Definitions for ladyfingerˈleɪ diˌfɪŋ gər

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

la•dy•fin•gerˈleɪ diˌfɪŋ gər(n.)

  1. a small finger-shaped sponge cake.

    Category: Cooking

Origin of ladyfinger:

1660–70

Princeton's WordNet

  1. ladyfinger(noun)

    small finger-shaped sponge cake

Wiktionary

  1. ladyfinger(Noun)

    A small sponge cake, approximately finger shaped.

    Ladyfingers soaked in liqueur are the base of tiramisu, but I suppose you could just cut up a sponge cake instead.

  2. ladyfinger(Noun)

    A type of small banana.

  3. ladyfinger(Noun)

    A variety of small firecracker.

    Grandpa would give each of the kids a strip of ladyfingers to light on New Year's Day.


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