fructose(n.) sugar found in fruit, 1857, coined in English from Latinfructus"fruit" (seefruit) + chemical suffix-ose(2). fruitcake(n.) alsofruit-cake, 1838 in the literal sense "a rich, sweet cake containing fruit," fromfruit+cake(n.). Slang meaning "lunatic person" is first attested...
English Idioms: Food Idioms with Fruit, Vegetables, and Baked Goods An idiom is a word, phrase, or expression that cannot be taken literally because the meaning is figurative. Idioms are a form of expression peculiar to a language. The English language has many idioms that mention food. The ...