babka

Etymology

From a Slavic language.

Noun

babka (plural babkas)

1. A Central and Eastern European coffee cake flavored with orange rind, rum, almonds, and raisins

Anagrams

• kabab

Noun

babka f

1. (informal) old woman

Etymology

baba +‎ -ka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈbapka]

Noun

babka f

1. diminutive of baba
2. midwife

References

• babka in Manfred Starosta (1999): Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch. Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag.

Etymology

baba +‎ -ka

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbap.ka/

• Audio

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Noun

babka f (diminutive babeczka)

1. a type of cake
2. (formal) grandmother
3. (colloquial) woman
4. diminutive of baba
5. (botany) plantain, a plant of the genus Plantago

Further reading

• babka in Polish dictionaries at PWN