Etymology Thought to be named after the Mona Lisa (French La Joconde).
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A light almond sponge cake.
The sponge itself is not the conventional Victoria but a thin and sumptuous joconde.2015 June 24, Anucyia Victor, quoting Brendan Lynch, “A dessert fit for the Queen! […]”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2025:
Flavours included a mandarin cake with a mandarin vanilla mousse and pineapple jam, and a pear cake with pear cardamom mousse with poached pear, pear jelly and almond joconde2017 December 23, Anneta Konstantinides, “Packed with a sweet surprise! […]”, in Daily Mail, London: DMG Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 25 Oct 2025:
Etymology Borrowed from French La/la Joconde, itself a calque of Italian la Gioconda using Middle French joconde, feminine of jocond, from Latin iūcundus. Doublet of Gioconda.