king cake

Etymology
Probably a, meaning the three Magi who visited the baby Jesus at Epiphany.

Noun

 * 1)  A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on Epiphany. In many traditions it contains a pea, a trinket or some other small object which entitles its finder to be the "king" for one day.

Translations

 * Arabic: كَعْكَة عِيد الغَطَّاس
 * Basque: errege-opil
 * Catalan:, tortell de Reis
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 帝王蛋糕
 * Danish: helligtrekongerskage
 * Dutch: driekoningentaart, koningentaart
 * Esperanto: reĝoflano
 * Finnish: loppiaiskakku
 * French:, gâteau des rois,
 * German: Dreikönigskuchen
 * Greek:
 * Italian: galette des rois
 * Japanese: ガレット・デ・ロワ
 * Occitan: corona dels Reis,
 * Persian: کیک پادشاه
 * Polish: ciasto Trzech Króli
 * Portuguese: bolo-rei
 * Russian: пиро́г волхво́в
 * Spanish: roscón de Reyes, rosca de Reyes
 * Swedish: kungskaka
 * Vietnamese: