Biscochos borrachos.

15:00 Aug 1, 2019
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Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Food & Drink
Spanish term or phrase: Biscochos borrachos.
Hello there, you guys.

I am subtitling a zarzuela film and they talk about "biscochos borrachos", a kind of pastry with liquor added to the recipe, usually rum. Is there a name for a similar pastry in English that I could use to convey the meaning of pastry with liquor? I don't think I can use "drunken biscotti" or anything like that =-) Any suggestion. I'll be most thankful.

Note: the story is set in late 19th/early 20th century.
Ricardo Monasterio
Venezuela
Local time: 04:11


Summary of answers provided
3 +6Tipsy Cake
John Druce
4Sponge cake soaked in liquor
Gareth Rhys-Jones López
3 +1Baba au rhum / rum-soaked sponge fingers
Maria Kisic
4Rum cake
Phoenix III
4Boozy biscuits
Roxana Franga


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Sponge cake soaked in liquor


Explanation:
When we use "borracho" like this, it means the cake is soaked in liquor.


    https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-xiaomi-rev1&ei=LQFDXazpNr2CjLsPwfO32Ag&q="sponge+cake+soaked+in+liquor"+site%3A.uk&oq="spong
Gareth Rhys-Jones López
Spain
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Tipsy Cake


Explanation:
What about a “tipsy cake”? It refers to a cake “made originally of ‘fresh sponge cakes soaked in good sherry and good brandy’.”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tipsy_cake

John Druce
Spain
Local time: 09:11
Native speaker of: English
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carol Gullidge: This is what instantly springs to mind
13 mins
  -> Thanks, Carol

agree  Charles Davis: That's the expression I was trying to remember! (Things don't spring to my mind as reliably as they used to; they sometimes hover just below conscious recollection...)
54 mins
  -> Thanks, Charles

agree  philgoddard: Yes, now that we have the context I think this works fine.
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Phil

agree  neilmac: For the UK, yes, but would it work for a US audience?
1 hr
  -> Thanks Neil. According to the wikipedia page I linked to, it is actually quite popular in the American South. I'm not sure how well known it is outside of that region though.

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
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agree  Diana Casoliba Bonache
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52 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Baba au rhum / rum-soaked sponge fingers


Explanation:
Also
Rummy fingers / ladyfingers

Maria Kisic
Local time: 04:11
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

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agree  patinba: rum baba is best for an international audience
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Rum cake


Explanation:
I only know of Rum cake or rum fingers, rum cupcakes, etc.

Phoenix III
United States
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Boozy biscuits


Explanation:
Cakes and other such confectionery that contain liquor are often called 'boozy'. In this context, 'boozy biscuits' sounds to me like it could describe the items while also offering a nice alliteration effect.

Roxana Franga
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:11
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Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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