PARKIN


Meaning of PARKIN in English

/ ˈpɑːkɪn; NAmE ˈpɑːrkɪn/ noun

[ U ] ( BrE ) a dark brown sticky cake made with oatmeal and treacle , flavoured with ginger

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WORD ORIGIN

early 19th cent.: perhaps from the family name Parkin , diminutive of Per Peter .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.