fruitcake in Dutch
fruitcake in Dutch is fruitcake, dwaas, mafkees — fruitcake means a dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.
fruitcake in Dutch
fruitcake
A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
dwaas
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]
mafkees
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]
mafketel
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]
malloot
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]
What does "fruitcake" mean?
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noun A dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.
"Grandma's fruitcake gets soaked in brandy every December."
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noun An eccentric or crazy person (informal).
"One of the loafers kept calling down, "Hey you, Blondie, you like fruitcake kids like that?""
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fruitcake in a sentence
- Grandma's fruitcake gets soaked in brandy every December.
- One of the loafers kept calling down, "Hey you, Blondie, you like fruitcake kids like that?"
- Easy, feller, easy. She's a fruitcake.
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What is "fruitcake" in Dutch?
"fruitcake" in Dutch is fruitcake, dwaas, mafkees. fruitcake means: A dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.
How do you use "fruitcake" in a sentence?
Example: "Grandma's fruitcake gets soaked in brandy every December." In Dutch, "fruitcake" is fruitcake, dwaas, mafkees.
Are there other ways to say "fruitcake" in Dutch?
Yes — Dutch has 5 translations listed for "fruitcake": fruitcake, dwaas, mafkees, mafketel, malloot.
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