coca de Sant Joan
/ˈkɔkə ðə ˈsaɲ dʒuˈan/
CA
A traditional sweet flat pastry from Catalonia, typically eaten to celebrate the Summer Solstice on Saint John's Eve.
La coca de Sant Joan es un postre típico de la revetlla de Sant Joan en Catalunya.
Coca de Sant Joan is a typical dessert for Saint John's Eve in Catalonia.
Etymology
The term comes from 'coca', which derives from the old Catalan word for 'cake' or flat loaf, and 'Sant Joan', the Catalan name for Saint John, whose feast coincides with the Summer Solstice.
Memory Aid
Sant Joan is the Catalan name for Saint John, so this is the Saint John's cake.
Collocations
revetlla de Sant Joan coca de Sant Joanfruit coca de Sant Joancoca de Sant Joan amb pinyons
Synonyms
coca de San Juan