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simnel

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sim·nel   (sĭm'nəl)   
n.   Chiefly British

  1. A crisp bread made of fine wheat flour.

  2. A rich fruitcake sometimes covered with almond paste and traditionally eaten at mid-Lent, Easter, and Christmas.


[Middle English, from Old French siminel, from Medieval Latin siminellus, ultimately from Latin simila, fine flour; see semolina.]
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simnel 
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"sweet cake," c.1200, from O.Fr. simenel "fine wheat flour," by dissimilation from V.L. *siminellus, a dim. of L. simila "fine flour" (see semolina).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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