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ALMOND CAKE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2014-12-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Pastries
- Restaurant Menus
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- financier
1, record 1, English, financier
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A little rectangular almond cake. 2, record 1, English, - financier
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The finest have a firm, crusty exterior and a moist, almondy interior, tasting almost as if they were filled with almond paste. Next to the madeleine, the financier is probably the most popular little French cake, common street food for morning or afternoon snacking. 2, record 1, English, - financier
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Pâtisserie
- Menus (Restauration)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- financier
1, record 1, French, financier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit gâteau rectangulaire, moelleux et fondant [qui] peut s'agrémenter de zestes d'agrumes, de fruits rouges ou encore de chocolat, de vanille et de pistaches. 2, record 1, French, - financier
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Repostería
- Menú (Restaurantes)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- financiero
1, record 1, Spanish, financiero
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bizcocho financiero 1, record 1, Spanish, bizcocho%20financiero
correct, masculine noun
- financier 2, record 1, Spanish, financier%20%20
correct, masculine noun
- bizcocho financier 1, record 1, Spanish, bizcocho%20financier
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Bizcocho de origen francés, suave, delicado, que contiene almendra molida y que puede tener diferentes rellenos. Debe su nombre a la pastelería "Lasne", situada al lado de la bolsa de valores parisina. 3, record 1, Spanish, - financiero
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-03-07
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
- Gold and Silver Mining
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- banket
1, record 2, English, banket
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A general term for a compact, siliceous conglomerate of vein-quartz pebbles of about the size of a pigeon’s egg, embedded in a quartzitic matrix. 2, record 2, English, - banket
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term was originally applied in the Witwatersrand area of South Africa to the mildly metamorphosed gold-bearing conglomerates containing muffin-shaped quartz pebbles and resembling an almond cake made by the Boers. 2, record 2, English, - banket
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Originally applied by the Dutch settlers to the gold-bearing conglomerates of the Witwatersrand. It is now used more widely for similar conglomerates and conglomeratic quartzites. 3, record 2, English, - banket
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
- Mines d'or et d'argent
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- banket
1, record 2, French, banket
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- conglomérat aurifère 2, record 2, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20aurif%C3%A8re
masculine noun
- conglomérat aurifère et à pyrite 3, record 2, French, conglom%C3%A9rat%20aurif%C3%A8re%20et%20%C3%A0%20pyrite
masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Désignation populaire des conglomérats du Rand (Witwatersrand). 4, record 2, French, - banket
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les conglomérats sont des cailloux de quelques centimètres de quartz vitreux et de quartzite, dans un ciment gréseux silicifié. Ils sont connus sous le nom populaire de «banket» [...] Le ciment est pyriteux, et l'or, qui se trouve seulement dans le ciment, forme des particules anguleuses, très rarement d'aspect roulé. 5, record 2, French, - banket
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Les conglomérats du Rand, désignés sous le nom populaire de «bankets», sont constitués par des galets de quartz vitreux, parfois de quartz enfumé et de quartzite dont les dimensions sont en général de l'ordre de quelques centimètres, dans un ciment gréseux. Ce ciment renferme des grains de quartz recristallisés, de la séricite, du graphite et d'autres matériaux carbonés et en quantité moindre de la chlorite, du chloritoïde, du rutile, de la tourmaline, du zircon et de la calcite. 6, record 2, French, - banket
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
- Minas de oro y de plata
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- conglomerado aurífero
1, record 2, Spanish, conglomerado%20aur%C3%ADfero
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2010-11-01
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Pastries
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- friand 1, record 3, English, friand
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
... a small, moist cake made with almond meal and flour. 1, record 3, English, - friand
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Pâtisserie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- friand
1, record 3, French, friand
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Petit gâteau frais très sucré et fondant, généralement à la pâte d’amandes. 1, record 3, French, - friand
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2007-01-04
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Pastries (Cooking)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- almond cake
1, record 4, English, almond%20cake
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Almond Cake... ingredients are simple : butter, sour cream, baking soda, flour, sea salt, sugar, almond paste, 4 egg yolks, almond extract and confectioner's sugar for dusting. 2, record 4, English, - almond%20cake
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Pâtisserie (Art culinaire)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- gâteau aux amandes
1, record 4, French, g%C3%A2teau%20aux%20amandes
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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