simnel

noun

sim·​nel ˈsim-nᵊl 

1

: a bun or bread of fine wheat flour

2

British : a rich fruitcake sometimes coated with almond paste and baked for mid-Lent, Easter, and Christmas

Examples of simnel in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of the three British mothers Answer Man spoke with, only one had made a simnel. —John Kelly, Washington Post, 13 May 2023

Word History

Etymology

Middle English simenel, from Anglo-French, ultimately from Latin simila wheat flour

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1