Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clapcake

/ˈklæp.keɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: clap-cake
IPA: /ˈklæp.keɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Oatmeal cake or bread beaten until it is thin.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English clap Proto-Germanic *kakǭ Old Norse kakabor. Middle English cake English cake English clapcake From clap + cake.

Usage

Inflected Forms

clapcakes (plural)

Synonyms

clapbread

Questions

How do you pronounce clapcake?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklæp.keɪk/.
What does clapcake mean?: Oatmeal cake or bread beaten until it is thin.
Where does clapcake come from?: Etymology tree English clap Proto-Germanic *kakǭ Old Norse kakabor. Middle English cake English cake English clapcake From clap + cake.

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