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ladyfinger

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈleɪdiˌfɪŋɡɚ/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

A low-density, dry, egg-based, sweet sponge cake biscuit roughly shaped like a large finger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Ladyfingers soaked in liqueur are the base of tiramisu, but I suppose you could just cut up a sponge cake instead.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: boudoir biscuit, finger biscuit, savoiardi, sponge finger

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A type of small banana.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A variety of small firecracker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Grandpa would give each of the kids a strip of ladyfingers to light on New Year's Day.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

Alternative form of lady's finger.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

small finger-shaped sponge cake

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cookie, cooky, biscuit

History

Etymology

From lady + finger.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: бишкота (biškota) — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Catalan: melindro — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Catalan: savoiard — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Czech: piškot — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Dutch: lange vinger — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Esperanto: fingreto — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Esperanto: savoja biskvito — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Esperanto: fingrobiskvito — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Finnish: kissankieli — small sponge cake biscuit
  • French: boudoir — small sponge cake biscuit
  • German: Katzenzunge — small sponge cake biscuit
  • German: Löffelbiskuit — small sponge cake biscuit
  • German: Biskotte — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Greek: σαβαγιάρ (savagiár) — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Greek: σαβουαγιάρ (savouagiár) — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Hungarian: babapiskóta — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Italian: savoiardo — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Romanian: pișcot — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Serbo-Croatian: пишкота — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Spanish: bizcocho de soletilla — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Spanish: soleta — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Tagalog: bruwas — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Turkish: kedidili — small sponge cake biscuit
  • Finnish: papatti — type of small firecracker