MADEIRA SPONGE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Madeira sponge mean? 

• MADEIRA SPONGE (noun)
  The noun MADEIRA SPONGE has 1 sense:

1. a rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine

  Familiarity information: MADEIRA SPONGE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MADEIRA SPONGE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rich sponge cake with close texture; intended to be eaten with a glass of Madeira wine

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

Madeira cake; Madeira sponge

Hypernyms ("Madeira sponge" is a kind of...):

sponge cake (a light porous cake made with eggs and flour and sugar without shortening)