Baumkuchen

== English == === Etymology === From German Baumkuchen (literally “tree cake”), because the concentric layers resemble tree rings. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaʊmˌkuːxən/ === Noun === Baumkuchen (uncountable) A kind of layer cake, traditionally baked on a spit, in which the layers resemble concentric tree rings. ==== Translations ==== == German == === Etymology === From Baum (“tree”) +‎ Kuchen (“cake”), because the concentric-ring layers resemble tree rings. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaʊ̯mˌkuːχn̩/ === Noun === Baumkuchen m (strong, genitive Baumkuchens, plural Baumkuchen) Baumkuchen (layered cake) ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Baumkuchen → Japanese: バウムクーヘン (baumukūhen) === Further reading === “Baumkuchen” in Duden online