ladyfinger

/ˌleɪdiˈfɪŋgər/

/ˈleɪdifɪŋgə/

Other forms: ladyfingers

Don't be horrified if your friend offers you a ladyfinger with your tea — ladyfingers are long, soft cookies, so you don't need to be a cannibal to eat them.

Ladyfingers get their name from their finger-like shape, and in Britain they're commonly referred to by the less graceful "sponge fingers." These cookies are soft little cakes made with eggs, flour, and sugar. Truth be told, ladyfingers aren't very exciting on their own, being so mildly flavored and lightly sweetened that they're commonly given to toddlers. Ladyfingers are best used in elaborate desserts like trifle and tiramisu, when they're soaked in syrups and topped with cream, fruit, or chocolate.

Definitions of ladyfinger

1. noun

   small finger-shaped sponge cake
   type of:

   biscuit, cookie, cooky

   any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term)