: a small finger-shaped sponge cake

Examples of ladyfinger in a Sentence

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Dumped in hot oil or simply torn from their packaging, Twinkies endear with their name (inspired by a billboard advertising Twinkle Toe Shoes), their ladyfinger shape (pierced three times to inject the filling), and their evocations of lunchtime recess. Dana Joseph and Jen Rose Smith, CNN, 14 Oct. 2021 It should be made from layers of ladyfingers dipped in coffee and heaped with mascarpone cheese whipped with eggs and sugar, but many modern versions use sponge cake instead and some add coffee liqueur to give an extra kick. Zoe Li, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1820, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ladyfinger was in 1820

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“Ladyfinger.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladyfinger. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.

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