deadcake

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small cake or cookie served at a funeral in Dutch-settled colonial New York, often inscribed with the initials of the deceased. historical
    — The cakes were of an especial kind and were called "deadcakes." In the case of a funeral in the family of the rich, or of those high-up in the official life of the Colony, large sums were spent on the wine and it was not unusual for a supply of it to be put in the cellar long before the first death so that it would be on hand and improving by age.

词形变化

deadcakes plural dead cake alternative

词源

Calque of Dutch doodkoek (literally “death cake”), equivalent to dood + koek (English dead + cake).
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