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Definition of Madeira cake noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Madeira cake

noun
 
/məˈdɪərə keɪk/
 
/məˈdɪrə keɪk/
[uncountable, countable] (British English)
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  1. a plain yellow cake made with eggs, fat, flour and sugar
    Word Originso named because it was eaten as an accompaniment to a glass of Madeira.
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