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Chinese dessert cake
Malay sponge cake is a dessert cake popular in Guangdong and Hong Kong, where it is usually served at traditional teahouses. The cake is made of lard
Malay_sponge_cake
Type of cake
Sponge cake is a light cake made with egg whites, flour and sugar, sometimes leavened with baking powder. Some sponge cakes do not contain egg yolks,
Sponge_cake
Chinese pastry
White sugar sponge cake (also called white sugar cake and white sugar pastry) is a type of Chinese pastry. It is made from rice flour, white sugar, water
White_sugar_sponge_cake
Indonesian dessert
the cake dough that creates bubbles. These holes give it a unique spongy texture when it is baked. It is a close analogue of the Malay sponge cake, due
Bika_ambon
A cake is a baker's confectionery usually made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients and is usually baked. In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications
List_of_cakes
Chinese cuisine
including puddings, baked rolls, turnovers, custard tarts, and Malay steamed cakes. There were also significant increases in the variety of thin wrappers
Dim_sum
Order of crustaceans
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Mantis_shrimp
Cantonese dim sum dish
overseas Chinatown restaurants. Chestnut cake Brazil nut cake Dim sum Taro cake Turnip cake Nian gao "Water Chestnut Cake for Chinese New Year and sometimes
Water_chestnut_cake
Chinese food
Cantonese Yale: nìhngōu), sometimes translated as year cake or New Year cake or Chinese New Year's cake, is a food prepared from glutinous rice flour and consumed
Nian_gao
Cantonese dish made from the vegetable taro
‹See RfD› Taro cake (traditional Chinese: 芋頭糕; simplified Chinese: 芋头糕; pinyin: yùtóu gāo; Cantonese Yale: wuhtáu gōu) is a Cantonese dish made from the
Taro_cake
Indonesian cake
Pandan cake is a light, fluffy, green-coloured sponge cake flavoured with the juices of Pandanus amaryllifolius leaves. It is also known as pandan chiffon
Pandan_cake
Cake with red bean paste filling
Red bean cake is a type of Chinese cake with a sweet red bean paste filling. There are many regional varieties, including Taiwanese versions. Cantonese-style
Red_bean_cake
Dim sum dish
‹See RfD› Radish cake, turnip cake or chai tow kway is a Chinese dish made of steamed rice flour and shredded daikon radish often served as dim sum. It
Turnip_cake
Chinese dish consisting of fried pork tenders with sweet and sour sauce
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Sweet_and_sour_pork
Chinese fried pastry
(중국식 참깨경단, "Chinese-style sesame rice ball cake"), to avoid confusion with the Korean-style sesame rice ball cake (chamkkae-gyeongdan) with sesame coating
Jian_dui
Type of dim sum
"arrollado primavera" refers to a savoury pinwheel-type roll made with thin sponge cake and should not be confused with the Chilean version.) In Costa Rica,
Spring_roll
Chinese dishes with multiple ingredients
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Subgum
Taiwanese sponge cake
dàn gāo; lit. 'chicken egg cake') are Taiwanese sponge cakes served as desserts. Ji dan gao are possibly related to the Malay pastry Bahulu. They were introduced
Ji_dan_gao
Chinese baked item
The egg wash will protect the crust of the cake from drying out and create the aroma of the cake. The cakes have to be rotated constantly in the oven to
Mooncake
Food item made from rice
White sugar sponge cake is a steamed rice cake that is typically consumed in square pieces or triangle with some ropes attached to it. Rice cakes are a common
Rice_cake
dessert made primarily from mango pulp, milk, sugar, and a coagulant. Malay sponge cake 马拉糕--a soft pastry made from flour, eggs, lard or butter, fermented
List_of_Chinese_desserts
Chinese sweet dessert soup
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Hong_dou_tang
Malaysian dessert
Kek batik (lit. 'Batik cake') is a type of Malaysian no-bake fridge cake dessert inspired by the Scottish tiffin, brought in the country during the British
Batik_cake
Spicy seafood sauce from Hong Kong
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
XO_sauce
Type of Chinese dish
Japanese-style fish tofu, frozen tofu or fried tofu Egg dumplings (蛋餃) Fish cakes Mantis shrimp Quail eggs Chicken feet Ribs Starches include: Glass noodles
Hot_pot
Spherical food item made from fish
and a similar dish called bola-bola, which is the same meat paste as fish cake, but wrapped in a wonton skin. Yellowtail fusilier, corn starch and baking
Fish_ball
Plant species grown for its oil-rich seed
the high levels of glucosinolates, sinapine, and phytic acid in the seed cake of rapeseed cause detrimental health effects to animals, reduce digestibility
Rapeseed
Chinese-style dish
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Yangzhou_fried_rice
Chinese noodle
modification of the guo/kway (rice cake) production process, and originated as the ancient preservation of rice as a starch-filled cake patty (of which Korean rice
Shahe_fen
Chinese cuisine dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
White_cut_chicken
Cuisine of Malay people
traditional round sponge cake. Batik, a type of chocolate cake similar to a hedgehog slice, made using Marie biscuits. Bika ambon, a sponge cake made from ingredients
Malay_cuisine
Dessert A Malay traditional cake with soft texture. Usually served for breakfast. Malay sponge cake Peninsular Malaysia Dessert A Malay traditional cake with
List_of_Malaysian_dishes
Traditional Chinese pickled vegetables
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Suan_cai
Type of tart
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Egg_tart
Chinese regional cuisine from Guangdong
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Cantonese_cuisine
Cantonese traditional beef dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Beef_ball
Cantonese soup
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Lou_fo_tong
Chinese dish of fried chicken
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Crispy_fried_chicken
Pork ribs variety
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Spare_ribs
Indonesian cake
or simply bolu is an Indonesian term that describes a wide variety of sponge cakes, tarts and cupcakes. Kue bolu might be steamed or baked. There are a
Kue_bolu
East Asian jellied dessert made from almonds
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Almond_tofu
Food animal
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Goose_as_food
Chinese stir-fried noodles
with thick egg sauce with cauliflower, broccoli, mushroom, kekkian or prawn cake, and chicken. Several varieties does exists such as vegetarian and seafood
Chow_mein
Chinese rice dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Eight_treasure_rice
Mid-Autumn Festival mooncake with a glutinous rice crust
with less fat. Another early pioneer of snow skin mooncakes is Poh Guan Cake House (宝源饼家) in Singapore. Snow skin mooncakes gradually become popular in
Snow_skin_mooncake
Chinese Cantonese and Peruvian fusion culinary tradition
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Chifa
Type of layer cake from Malaysia
The Sarawak layer cake, (Malay: kek lapis Sarawak or kek lapis; Jawi: كيك لاڤيس سراوق) is a delicacy from the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, which comes
Sarawak_layer_cake
Soup in Chinese cuisine
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Shark_fin_soup
Part used as ingredient in some Asian cuisines
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Tendon_as_food
Type of Chinese dumpling
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Wonton
Fermented and salted black soybeans
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Douchi
Beef and noodle Cantonese dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Beef_chow_fun
Chinese and Japanese food made from soybeans
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Tofu_skin
Pickled mustard plant stem from Chongqing, China
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Zha_cai
Cantonese barbecue-pork-filled bun
In Samoa, the item is referred to as keke pua'a, literally meaning "pig cake". In Tahiti, French Polynesia, they are called chao pao. Food portal China
Cha_siu_bao
Chicken wing dish of Hong Kong
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Swiss_wing
Bird nests made out of solidified swiftlet saliva, harvested for human consumption
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Edible_bird's_nest
Spanish biscuit snack
Chile Filipino barquillos Filipino chocolate-filled barquillos A syrup sponge pudding dessert with a biscuit roll from England Hong Kong love letters
Barquillo
Cantonese style of barbecued pork
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Char_siu
Cantonese roasted meat
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Siu_mei
Omelette dish
though no such dish is known in the actual Chinese city of Tianjin. In Malay cuisine, it is similar to telur bungkus, which literally means "wrapped
Egg_foo_young
Chinese egg noodle dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Lo_mein
Cooked ear of pig for human consumption
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Pig's_ear_as_food
Noodle dish traditionally sold by street vendors from carts
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Cart_noodle
Chicken part
are traditionally popular mostly among Malays of Javanese, Chinese, and Siamese descent. Many traditional Malay restaurants in the state of Johor offer
Chicken_feet
Variety of roast pork in Cantonese cuisine
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Siu_yuk
Leaf vegetable
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Gai_lan
Vegetarian dish in Buddhist cuisine
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Buddha's_delight
Chinese dessert
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Ginger_milk_curd
Cantonese food
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Har_gow
Seafood product
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Dried_shredded_squid
Chinese dessert made with tender tofu
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Douhua
Type of traditional Chinese dumpling
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Shumai
Chinese cuisine
outermost layer of taro becomes crisp, light, and fluffy. Spring roll Taro cake "蜂巢炸芋角". chinabaike.com. Retrieved 6 September 2012. "Wu Gok (Taro Croquettes)"
Taro_dumpling
Spice mixture used in Chinese cuisine
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Five-spice_powder
Cantonese noodle dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Wonton_noodles
Various types of sausage from China
stir-fried glutinous rice, lo mai gai (sticky rice in lotus leaf), and turnip cake. Because Chinese sausage is a processed food made from pork, it is often
Chinese_sausage
Cantonese dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Lou_mei
Traditional Cantonese dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Soy_sauce_chicken
Indonesian grilled pork dishes
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Babi_panggang
Traditional Chinese seasoning and medicine
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Chenpi
Cantonese dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Tong_sui
Chinese condiment
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Fermented_bean_curd
Chinese dumplings
ISBN 978-90-04-22098-0. OCLC 810924622. "Frozen ears: The story of gyozas". The Malay Mail. September 26, 2022. One would always have suspected that the ubiquitous
Jiaozi
Cantonese noodle dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Yi_mein
Chinese noodle variety
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Shrimp_roe_noodles
Type of Chinese restaurant
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Cantonese_restaurant
Chinese egg dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Chinese_steamed_eggs
Cantonese rice dish
shrimp paste called hae ko in the Hokkien dialect and petis udang in the Malay language. In Ipoh, chee cheong fun is mainly served in two ways, the dry
Rice_noodle_roll
Culinary traditions of Macanese people
16th century. Minchi, egg tarts, pork chop buns, ginger milk and almond cakes are some of the region's most common delicacies. Common cooking methods
Macanese_cuisine
Malaysian traditional snack
or baulu (Jawi: باولو) is a traditional Malay cake (kue/kuih). It is similar in concept to the madeleine cake, but round in shape and composed of different
Bahulu
Variety of Chinese noodle
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Youmian
operate a mobile food stall. Examples include: Fish ball Put chai ko (port cake or 砵仔糕) Egg waffle Roasted chestnuts As the most predominant cultural group
Hong_Kong_cuisine
Cantonese leaf-wrapped dim sum
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Lo_mai_gai
Hong Kongese sweet
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Deuk_Deuk_Tong
Cantonese cuttlefish dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Orange_cuttlefish
Chinese pork dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Steam_minced_pork
Glutinous rice pastry with coconut powder and mungo cream
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Lo_mai_chi
Chinese wrap dish
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Tofu_skin_roll
Chilled, gelatinous dessert made from coconut milk
mai chi Malay sponge cake Mooncake Red bean cake Red bean soup Sausage bun Snow skin mooncake Tang bu shuai Tong sui White sugar sponge cake Condiments
Coconut_bar
MALAY SPONGE-CAKE
MALAY SPONGE-CAKE
Girl/Female
British, English, Malay
Mighty Stone
Boy/Male
Muslim
Cornice, Eaves (1)
Girl/Female
British, English
Little
Female
English
(Hindi माला): Hindi name MALA means "necklace." In use by the Romani. Old English name meaning "meeting place."
Boy/Male
Hindu
A musical Raag, Ansh of Lakshmi
Boy/Male
Hindu
Defender of mankind
Male
Hebrew
(מָדַי) Hebrew name MADAY means "middle" or "middle land." In the bible, this is the name of a place and the name of a son of Japheth and the people who descended from him.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name from Middle English spong ‘narrow strip of land’, or a habitational name from Spong Farm in Elmstead, Kent, which is named with this word.Swedish : topographic or ornamental name from spång ‘footbridge’, ‘plank’.
Boy/Male
Indian
Refuge
Boy/Male
Hindu
A mountain
Female
Hebrew
(מַלְ×ָךְ) Hebrew unisex name MALAK means "angel, messenger." In the bible, this is a word used to denote a messenger from God or from a private individual. Compare with another form of Malak.
Girl/Female
Hindu
A creeper, Sandalwood
Female
German
German form of Russian Sonya, SONJE means "wisdom."
Boy/Male
English
Stone
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Jain, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya, Telugu
A Mountain of Sandalwood's Tree Located Near Mysore
Surname or Lastname
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic)
Portuguese, Galician, Italian, and Jewish (Sephardic) : habitational name from any of the many places in Portugal, Galicia, and Italy named or named with Ponte, from ponte ‘bridge’.English : variant spelling of Pont.
Boy/Male
Indian
Cornice, Eaves
Boy/Male
Hindu
Girl/Female
Hindu
Jasmine
Female
Hindi/Indian
(माला) Hindi name MALA means "necklace." In use by the Romani. Compare with another form of Mala.
MALAY SPONGE-CAKE
MALAY SPONGE-CAKE
Girl/Female
Indian
Night
Girl/Female
Tamil
Mother of gods
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian
Something Old Precious
Boy/Male
Tamil
Rising Sun, Born of the Sun
Girl/Female
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Reflection on God
Boy/Male
Indian
From the beginning
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Spirit of the Truth
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon English
Dwells by the pond.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from an Old English personal name composed of the elements hadu ‘strife’ + win(e) ‘friend’.
Girl/Female
Muslim
Kind, Helper
MALAY SPONGE-CAKE
MALAY SPONGE-CAKE
MALAY SPONGE-CAKE
MALAY SPONGE-CAKE
MALAY SPONGE-CAKE
n.
A sponge.
v. i.
To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge.
n.
One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago.
n.
A Malay dagger. See Creese.
a.
Of or pertaining to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.
v. i.
Fig.: To gain by mean arts, by intrusion, or hanging on; as, an idler sponges on his neighbor.
v. t.
Fig.: To get by imposition or mean arts without cost; as, to sponge a breakfast.
a.
Wet; drenched; soaked and soft, like sponge; rainy.
n.
Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae.
v. i.
To be converted, as dough, into a light, spongy mass by the agency of yeast, or leaven.
n.
One employed in gathering sponges.
a.
Having the quality of imbibing fluids, like a sponge.
a.
Soft, and full of cavities; of an open, loose, pliable texture; as, a spongy excrescence; spongy earth; spongy cake; spongy bones.
n.
The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiae (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies.
imp. & p. p.
of Sponge
n.
One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.
n.
The Malay language.
v. t.
To wipe out with a sponge, as letters or writing; to efface; to destroy all trace of.
v. t.
To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth.
n.
One who sponges, or uses a sponge.