mooncake

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Synonyms: moonwake, moon cake, mooncalf, moonscape, moonbase, moongate, moonlike, moonquake, corncake, moonface, mooncakes

Antonyms: moonwake, moon cake, mooncalf, moonscape, moonbase, moongate, moonlike, moonquake, corncake, moonface, mooncakes

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Noun

1. A [[rich#Adjective|rich]], [[dense]] [[Chinese#Adjective|Chinese]] [[pastry]] [[traditionally]] [[fill#Verb|filled]] with [[lotus seed]] [[paste#Noun|paste]] and nowadays with a [[variety]] of other [[filling#Noun|fillings]], usually [[eat#Verb|eaten]] during the [[Mid-Autumn Festival]] (on the 15th [[day]] of the [[eighth]] [[month]] of the Chinese [[lunisolar calendar]]; early [[September]] to early [[October]]). {{defdate|from late 17th c.}}

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