Well attestedFrom the people of the place
génoise
noun · first attested 19th century
The sponge is the French feminine for Genoese.
A whisked sponge cake enriched with butter.
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- From the people of 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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Genoa
- In English
génoise
French named the cake génoise, of Genoa. Jeans carry the same city, arrived at by a different route.
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