fifteen

B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun Sports

n. a group or set of fifteen people or things.

n. a set or group containing fifteen units, often used in the context of sports teams like rugby union.

“The local fifteen played a great game of rugby on Saturday.”

“The national fifteen took to the field under heavy rain, determined to defend their title against the visiting side.”

C1 · Advanced Countable noun Cooking British English · Dialect

n. a sweet snack from Ireland made with biscuits, marshmallows, and cherries.

n. a traditional Northern Irish traybake consisting of crushed biscuits, marshmallows, and glacé cherries bound with condensed milk.

“We had tea and a couple of sweet fifteens at the café in Belfast.”

“The bakery is famous for its traditional fifteens, which are prepared daily using a family recipe that has remained unchanged for decades.”