[ˈsɪmn(ə)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a rich fruit cake, typically with a marzipan covering and decoration, eaten especially at Easter or during Lent


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Origin:
Middle English (as a noun denoting a kind of cake or bun): from Old French simenel or medieval Latin simenellus, from Latin simila ‘wheat flour’, ultimately from Akkadian samīdu ‘fine flour’. The fruit cake sense dates from the late 16th century