Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

king alfred's cake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.28 in modern English

Syllables: king al-fred's -cake
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fungus of species Daldinia concentrica.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the resemblance of the round, black fungus to the burned cakes in a legend according to which King Alfred, hiding out in a countryside homestead during war, was put in charge of some baking cakes and accidentally let them burn.

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

cramp balls coal fungus

Questions

What does king alfred's cake mean?: A fungus of species Daldinia concentrica.
Where does king alfred's cake come from?: From the resemblance of the round, black fungus to the burned cakes in a legend according to which King Alfred, hiding out in a countryside homestead during war, was put in charge of some baking cakes and accidentally let them burn.

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