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  2. List of provincial name etymologies of the Philippines

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    Folk etymologies explaining the origin of the name include: misa-misa, a phrase that the natives used in the early days of Christianization of the northern coast of Mindanao to welcome priests that visited the area to celebrate mass; [79] and kuyamis, Subanon for a variety of sweet coconut that used to be the food staple of the natives. [80]

  3. Cupcake - Wikipedia

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    This cupcake kit, showing Cinderella from the Disney movie, includes a printed paper decoration and colored cupcake liners. Cupcake kits are kits which provide a set of parts needed to allow an amateur baker to produce a themed batch of cupcakes, often to tie in with themed parties. Examples of themes include princess, pirate, fairies and ...

  4. Torta - Wikipedia

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    In the southern Philippines, in the Visayas and Mindanao islands, torta is generally used to refer to small cakes. It usually refers to mamón or torta mamón, a native porous sponge cake delicacy (traditionally made with lard and palm wine) that resembles a large cupcake with butter, sugar, and/or cheese on top, traditionally served with sikwate (a thick, hot drink made of ground roasted ...

  5. Secrets from the World's First Cupcake Bakery - AOL

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    Sprinkles Cupcakes debuted in 2005 as the world's first cupcake bakery. Today, Sprinkles locations dot the country, from San Francisco to New York. The company, best known for beginning the ...

  6. Cake - Wikipedia

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    Layer cake Birthday fruit cake Raisin cake. Cake is a flour confection made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients and is usually baked.In their oldest forms, cakes were modifications of bread, but cakes now cover a wide range of preparations that can be simple or elaborate and which share features with desserts such as pastries, meringues, custards, and pies.

  7. Mamón - Wikipedia

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    Mamón are traditional Filipino chiffon or sponge cakes, typically baked in distinctive cupcake-like molds. In the Visayas regions, mamón are also known as torta mamón or torta . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Variants of mamón include the larger loaf-like version called taisan , the rolled version called pianono , and ladyfingers known as broas .

  8. List of country-name etymologies - Wikipedia

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    The town and its region (Γραϊκή, Graïkē) have been derived from the word γραῖα graia "old woman" which in its turn comes from the Proto-Indo-European language root *ǵerh 2-/*ǵreh 2-, "to grow old" via Proto-Greek *gera-/grau-iu; [224] the same root later gave γέρας geras (/keras/), "gift of honour" in Mycenean Greek. [225]

  9. Cruz (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Achadas da Cruz, parish in the district of Porto Moniz, Madeira; Cruz, Vila Nova de Famalicão, parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Famalicão; Porto da Cruz, parish in the district of Machico, Madeira; Puerto Rico Cruz, Moca, Puerto Rico, barrio in the municipality of Moca, in Puerto Rico; Spain: Puerto de la Cruz, a city on the island ...