Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plumcake

/ˈplʌmkeɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: plum-cake
IPA: /ˈplʌmkeɪk/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A cake made either with dried fruit (such as grapes, currants, raisins or prunes) or with fresh fruit.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Ellen's mamma was going out to pay a visit, but she left the children a large piece of rich plumcake to divide between them, that they might play at making feasts."
"She decided to buy some plumcake but Downes's plumcake had not enough almond icing on top of it so she went over to a shop in Henry Street."
"He was barely 100 m up and directly below him a merchant was displaying some lovely fresh plumcakes. The display was naturally not improved by the sand."

Etymology

From plum + cake.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: plum
Suffix: cake

Usage

Inflected Forms

plumcakes (plural) plum-cake (alternative) plum cake (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce plumcake?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈplʌmkeɪk/.
What does plumcake mean?: A cake made either with dried fruit (such as grapes, currants, raisins or prunes) or with fresh fruit.
Where does plumcake come from?: From plum + cake.

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