Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

heavy cake

/ˈhɛvi ˌkeɪk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.39 in modern English

Syllables: heavy -cake
IPA: /ˈhɛvi ˌkeɪk/

24

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cake of Cornish origin, made with flour, lard, butter, milk, sugar, and raisins.

Etymology

Folk-etymological alteration of hevva cake; ultimately from Cornish hedva (“swarm, shoal”).

Word Breakdown

Root: hedva

Inflected Forms

heavy cakes (plural) hevva cake (alternative)

Synonyms

fuggan

Questions

How do you pronounce heavy cake?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛvi ˌkeɪk/.
What does heavy cake mean?: A cake of Cornish origin, made with flour, lard, butter, milk, sugar, and raisins.
Where does heavy cake come from?: Folk-etymological alteration of hevva cake; ultimately from Cornish hedva (“swarm, shoal”).

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