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piece of cake

/ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.41 in modern English

Syllables
piece of -cake
IPA
/ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk/
24
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A job, task or other activity that is pleasant or, by extension, easy or simple.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see piece, cake.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Attested since 1936, originally in American English. Possibly from cakewalk, or the notion of facility that derives from many cakes having agreeable tastes, and hence being ‘easy’ to consume. Compare French être du gâteau (literally “to be a cake”), être de la tarte (literally “to be a pie”), both meaning "to be easy, to be a piece of cake".

Inflected Forms

pieces of cake (plural)

Phrases

easy as pie

Frequently Paired Words

easy as pie

Synonyms

breeze cakewalk child's play cinch doddle duck soup walk in the park walkover bagatelle waltz cake and gingerbread doss

Questions

How do you pronounce piece of cake?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpiːsə(v)ˈkeɪk/.
What does piece of cake mean?
A job, task or other activity that is pleasant or, by extension, easy or simple.
Where does piece of cake come from?
Attested since 1936, originally in American English. Possibly from cakewalk, or the notion of facility that derives from many cakes having agreeable tastes, and hence being ‘easy’ to consume. Compare French être du gâteau (literally “to be a cake”), être de la tarte (literally “to be a pie”), both meaning "to be easy, to be a piece of cake".

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