Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carcake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
car-cake
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Scottish delicacy, a sort of cake made from the milk of a newly-calved cow mixed with oatmeal, associated with Shrove Tuesday.

Etymology

From care + cake. Compare Scots caurcake, kercake.

Inflected Forms

carcakes (plural) carecake (alternative) caarcake (alternative, Scotland) kercaik (alternative, Scotland) car-cake (alternative, Scotland)

Phrases

Care Sunday

Frequently Paired Words

Care Sunday

Questions

What does carcake mean?
A traditional Scottish delicacy, a sort of cake made from the milk of a newly-calved cow mixed with oatmeal, associated with Shrove Tuesday.
Where does carcake come from?
From care + cake. Compare Scots caurcake, kercake.

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