Definition
Plural of fruitcake; cakes made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often dense and long-lasting; or colloquially, eccentric or silly people.
Etymology
From 'fruit' + 'cake,' referring to cakes heavy with dried fruits. The slang meaning 'eccentric person' emerged in mid-20th century American English, possibly from the cake's odd texture.
Kelly Says
Fruitcake became notorious as the 'gift nobody wants,' but historically it was luxury food—dried fruits were expensive and the cakes lasted months, making them valuable during winter when fresh food was scarce.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
果実 蛋糕
gʷa-li-tʃi da-gan
ARالعربية
كعك الفواكه
ka-ak al-fawakih
BNবাংলা
ফলের কেক
phol-er ke-k
CACatalà
pastís de fruita
pa-stís de froot-a
CSČeština
ovocný dort
o-voc-ny dort
DADansk
frugtkage
froot-ka-ge
DEDeutsch
Früchtekuchen
froot-che-ku-hen
ELΕλληνικά
γλυκό του κουταλιού
gli-ko to koo-ta-li-ou
ESEspañol
bizcochos de frutas
bi-cho-chos de froot-as
FAفارسی
کیک میوه
ke-ek mi-veh
FISuomi
hedelmäsoutikas
he-del-mä-sou-ti-kas
FRFrançais
gâteaux aux fruits
ka-to-au froot
GUGU
ફળના કેક
phal-na ke-k
HAHA
abinci na kwai
a-bin-ci na kwai
HEעברית
קציצות פירות
kat-sit-zot p-ri-ot
HIहिन्दी
फल केक
phal ke-k
HUMagyar
gyümölcsköteg
gyümölcskö-teg
IDBahasa Indonesia
kue buah
kue buah
ITItaliano
pan di frutta
pan di froot-ta
JA日本語
フルーツケーキ
furu-tsu-ke-ki
KMKM
ប្រព័ន្ធអាហារផ្លែឈើ
pra-pɔ-n-th-a-ha-ar-ph-lɛ-che-u
KO한국어
과일 케이크
gwa-il ke-ike
MRMR
फळाचे केक
phal-ache ke-k
MSBahasa Melayu
kek buah
kek buah
MYမြန်မာ
သီးပေါ်
thee-paw
NLNederlands
fruitcake
froot-cake
NONorsk
frukecake
froot-cake
PAPA
ਫ਼ਲ-ਭ keek
phal-bh keek
PLPolski
tort owocowy
tort o-wo-co-wy
PTPortuguês
bolos de frutas
bo-los de froot-as
RORomână
tort de fructe
tort de froot-te
RUРусский
фруктовый пирог
froot-to-vyy pi-rog
SVSvenska
frukecake
froot-cake
SWKiswahili
mkate wa matunda
m-ka-te wa ma-tun-da
TAதமிழ்
பழம் கேக்
paḻam ke-k
TEతెలుగు
ఫలం కేకు
phal-am ke-ku
THไทย
เค้กผลไม้
ke-k phon mai
TLTL
cake na prutas
cake na proo-tas
TRTürkçe
meyveli kekler
mey-ve-li ke-kler
UKУкраїнська
фруктовий торт
froot-to-vyy tort
URاردو
फल کی کیک
phal ki ke-k
VITiếng Việt
bánh ngọt trái cây
banh ngot trai cay