Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

oatcake

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: oat-cake
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal.

noun

Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal.

Etymology

From oat + cake.

Inflected Forms

oatcakes (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

pancake bannock corncake oatbread oatmeal cookie

Synonyms

oatmeal cake

Questions

What does oatcake mean?: Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal.
Where does oatcake come from?: From oat + cake.

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