Hardbake

/ˈhɑːrdbeɪk/ noun

Definition

A hard, brittle candy made from almonds or other nuts mixed with caramelized sugar, often served as a confection or dessert.

Etymology

From 'hard' (Old English) and 'bake' (Old Norse 'baka'), literally describing candy that is hard and baked, traditionally made by roasting nuts in caramel.

Kelly Says

Hardbake was a popular medieval and Victorian confection that required sugar to be boiled to specific temperatures—mastering this 'hard crack' stage was a crucial skill for confectioners before thermometers existed.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
硬 እንጀራ (yard injera)
yard in-jera
ARالعربية
كعكة صلبة (ka'akah salbah)
ka-a-kah sal-bah
BNবাংলা
কঠিন বেক (kठিন bek)
kɔ-thin bek
CACatalà
galetes dur
ga-le-tes doo-r
CSČeština
tvrdý koláč
tvrd-ee ko-la-ch
DADansk
hårdt brød
hår-t brod
DEDeutsch
Hartback
hart-bahk
ELΕλληνικά
σκληρό ψωμί
skle-roh psoh-mee
ESEspañol
bizcocho duro
bee-z-koh-choh doo-roh
FAفارسی
بیسکویت سفت (biskovit sofat)
bee-sko-vit so-fat
FISuomi
kova leipä
ko-va leipä
FRFrançais
biscuit dur
bee-z-kee doohr
GUGU
કઠોર બેક (kathoor bek)
ka-thor bek
HAHA
kayan tsami
ka-yan ts-a-mi
HEעברית
עוגייה קשה (ugiyya ksheha)
oo-gee-yah kshe-ha
HIहिन्दी
कड़ा बेक (kada bek)
ka-da bek
HUMagyar
kemény sütemény
kem-yen soo-te-men-y
IDBahasa Indonesia
kue keras
kwe ke-ras
IGIG
akara ukwu
a-ka-ra oo-koo
ITItaliano
biscotto duro
bee-skot-toh doo-roh
JA日本語
硬焼き (こうやき)
koo-yaki
KKKK
sert naan
ser-t na-an
KMKM
បង្កាប់ថ្ងាស (bangkaap thngas)
bang-ka-ap thng-as
KO한국어
딱딱한 베이킹 (딱딱한 베이킹)
ddaq-ddaq-han be-iking
MRMR
कठीण बेक (kathiṇ bek)
ka-thi-n bek
MSBahasa Melayu
biskut keras
bee-skut ke-ras
MYမြန်မာ
ကြမ်းကြမ်း ခေါက် (kya-m-ya-m-kya-u-k)
kya-m-ya-m-kya-u-k
NLNederlands
harde koek
har-deh koek
NONorsk
hardbrød
hard-brod
PAPA
ਠਾਠਾ ਠਾਠਾ
ttha-ttha ttha-ttha
PLPolski
twarda ciasteczka
tv-ar-dah chee-as-tech-ka
PTPortuguês
biscoito duro
bee-skoh-ee-toh doo-roh
RORomână
cozonac tare
co-zo-nak ta-reh
RUРусский
твёрдый кекс
tvurdyy kekss
SVSvenska
hård kaka
hår-d ka-ka
SWKiswahili
mkate mgumu
m-ka-te m-gu-mu
TAதமிழ்
கடினமான பேக்கிங் (kaṭināmāṉ pēkkīṅ)
ka-di-na-ma-an pe-kki-ng
TEతెలుగు
కఠినమైన బేకింగ్ (kaṭinamanāyin bēkin)
ka-ti-na-ma-yin be-kin
THไทย
คุ้กกี้แข็ง (koo-kee kaeng)
koo-kee kaeng
TLTL
matigas na tinapay
ma-tee-gas na ti-na-pay
TRTürkçe
sert kurabiye
serd kura-bee-yeh
UKУкраїнська
твердий коржик
tver-diy kor-zhik
URاردو
قہوہ (qahwa)
qah-wa
VITiếng Việt
bánh cứng
bahn-kưng
YOYO
ẹkọ̀ gbàgbà
e-ko gb-a-gb-a
ZH中文
硬饼干 (yìng bǐnggān)
ying bing-gan
ZUZU
isibhakwe esinye
ee-si-bak-we ee-sin-ye

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