crab cake
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.69 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A type of fishcake popular in the United States composed of crab meat and various other ingredients such as bread crumbs, milk, mayonnaise, eggs and seasonings.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "“I have to say, without pause, it was one of the most profound, important days of my life,” Ms. Witherspoon told the Bagger in October at a fancy New York restaurant, between sips of cappuccino and bites of crab cake."
- "I'm cooking crab cakes with arugula and mayonnaise, griddled lamb with rosemary potatoes and buttered spinach, then a trio of desserts."