barmbrack
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- noun A currant-bun.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
- noun An Irish yeasted bread with sultanas and raisins.
Examples
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Nowadays, a barmbrack can be bought in the supermarket but doesn't usually contain all of the above-listed items -- many cakes only contain a ring.
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Another food associated with this festival is fruitcake or bairin breac (barmbrack) which had items in it that were used for foretelling the future -- a pea (or rag) meant poverty, a bean meant wealth, a religious medal meant the finder may enter a convent or seminary, a ring meant marriage, and a stick meant that the person who received this in their slice of cake would be beaten by the marriage partner.
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Maria superintended the distribution of the barmbrack and saw that every woman got her four slices.
Note
The word 'barmbrack' comes from Irish words meaning 'speckled cake'.