fruitcake in French
fruitcake in French is cake, taré, pédale — fruitcake means a dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.
fruitcake in French
cake
A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
taré
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person. [from 1950s]
pédale
(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.
tante
(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.
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 French?
"fruitcake" in French is cake, taré, pédale. 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 French, "fruitcake" is cake, taré, pédale.
Are there other ways to say "fruitcake" in French?
Yes — French has 4 translations listed for "fruitcake": cake, taré, pédale, tante.
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