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oyster cake

[ˈɔɪ.steɾ keɪk]

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables
oys-ter -cake
IPA
[ˈɔɪ.steɾ keɪk]
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Chinese oyster dish similar to an omelette or pancake, where oysters are pan-fried and caked in beaten eggs mixed with tapioca starch or sweet potato starch, spring onion, garlic chives, salt, pepper, etc, originating from Southern Fujian.

Inflected Forms

oyster cakes (plural)

Synonyms

oyster omelette

Questions

How do you pronounce oyster cake?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈɔɪ.steɾ keɪk].
What does oyster cake mean?
A Chinese oyster dish similar to an omelette or pancake, where oysters are pan-fried and caked in beaten eggs mixed with tapioca starch or sweet potato starch, spring onion, garlic chives, salt, pepper, etc, originating from Southern Fujian.

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