Well attestedNamed from the place
Battenberg
noun · first attested 19th century
The checked cake is named for a German village, by way of a royal wedding.
A sponge cake in pink and yellow checks under marzipan.
49.5331°N 8.1381°E · Q22966
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- Named from the place
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- Well attestedThe place link is the standard scholarly account.
- Attested
- 19th century
- Part of speech
- noun
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Battenberg
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Battenberg
The cake is generally said to honour the 1884 marriage of Princess Victoria to Prince Louis of Battenberg, whose family took its name from the Hessian village.
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