parkin
noun/ˈpɑːkɪn/
/ˈpɑːrkɪn/
[uncountable] (British English)- a dark brown sticky cake made with oatmeal and treacle, with ginger added to give it a particular taste Word Originearly 19th cent.: perhaps from the family name Parkin, diminutive of Per ‘Peter’.
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