bake-off
/bˈeɪkˈɔf/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.91 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A cooking contest, especially one where competition is head-to-head, not limited to preparing food involving baking.
adj
Prepared in advance, to be finished off by baking.
Example Sentences
- "The winner of the Pillsbury bake-off is obviously a very good cook and is respected for it."
- "Got weapons and rocks in the whip, I need to make prof Youngest chef in the game, throw your bands on the stove and we can have a bake-off"
- "In its most speeded-up form, bake-off bread might need only a few minutes in the oven to give it a crust and some colour."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g- Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₃g- Proto-Germanic *bakaną Proto-West Germanic *bakan Old English bacan Middle English baken English bake English -off English bake-off From bake + -off.