noun
( BrE ) a small round cake containing dried fruit
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: named after Chelsea (a residential district of London, England), where such buns were originally made.
noun
( BrE ) a small round cake containing dried fruit
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WORD ORIGIN
early 18th cent.: named after Chelsea (a residential district of London, England), where such buns were originally made.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005