pa de pessic
/ˈpa ðə ˈpɛ.sik/
CA
A traditional Catalan spongecake, typically a plain light sponge made with flour, eggs, and sugar.
La iaia va cuinar un pa de pessic per la festa d'aniversari.
Grandma baked a spongecake for the birthday party.
Etymology
The phrase translates directly to "weight bread" in Catalan, referring to the traditional method of weighing ingredients to achieve the correct light texture.
Memory Aid
Remember that "pa" means bread in Catalan, so this is a bread-like cake, "pessic" means weight, so it's a cake measured by weight.
Collocations
pa de pessic casolàpa de pessic de xocolatapa de pessic farcit
Synonyms
bescuitponquet
Related Words
pastísmaduixafarinaousucre