baba1 /ˈbɑːbɑː 
, ˈbɑːbə / (also rum baba) ▸ noun a small, rich sponge cake, typically soaked in rum-flavoured syrup: the cooked babas are hollowed out and filled with confectioners' custard.
– ORIGIN via French from Polish, literally ‘married peasant woman’.
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