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How to pronounce simnel in English?

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Type Words
Type of bread, breadstuff, staff of life
Type Words
Type of fruitcake

Examples of simnel

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One lady made a simnel cake, and her husband thought it was fantastic.
From the guardian.co.uk
Bury simnel cake is also a variant of the cake originating in Bury.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Simnel was pardoned for his part in the rebellion and was sent to work in the royal kitchens.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The next day I feel hung-over and tuck into a slice of my mum's simnel cake at 11am before having a burger for lunch.
From the express.co.uk
That sounds a bit like simnel cake.
From the guardian.co.uk
Simnel cake, a kind of light fruit cake that is made for Christmas as well as for Easter, is an English confection that dates back to Medieval times.
From the nytimes.com
They include dark chocolate fondants with spring flowers, tea bags and a posh mug, chocolate and vanilla biscuits and Bettys'unbelievably scrumptious simnel cake.
From the independent.co.uk
During this weekend, the rules of the Lent fast were relaxed, allowing for richer foods such as marzipan-topped simnel cake, traditional on Mothering Sunday as well as at Easter.
From the metro.co.uk
So it became a very special day of celebration and often they would return home with gifts for mum such as eggs, flowers or a simnel cake, a light spiced fruit cake with a marzipan topping.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
More examples
  • A crisp bread of fine white flour
  • A fruitcake (sometimes covered with almond paste) eaten at mid-Lent or Easter or Christmas
  • Lambert Simnel (ca. 1477 - ca. 1525) was a pretender to the throne of England. His claim to be the Earl of Warwick in 1487 threatened the newly established reign of King Henry VII (reigned 1485-1509).