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savarin

(ˈsævərɪn)
n
(Cookery) a ring-shaped yeast cake soaked in rum or kirsch syrup
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sav•a•rin

(ˈsæv ər ɪn)

n.
a ring-shaped sponge cake, often soaked with rum syrup.
[1875–80; < French, after Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (1755–1826), French politician and gourmet]
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Noun1.savarin - a sponge cake baked in a ring moldsavarin - a sponge cake baked in a ring mold  
cake - baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
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