Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pound cake

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.11 in modern English

Syllables: pound -cake
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A term of attraction or desire.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"But when I got to Anita Bryant′s pound cake, I stopped looking. Her recipe is my favorite so far. The cream isn′t quite authentic—real pound cakes are supposed to contain only butter, sugar, eggs and flour—but it does make the cake′s texture meltier."
"Pound cakes, butter cakes with a tender fine crumb, are English in origin. In the 1700s and 1800s, the basic cake formula was based on the pound cake—butter, sugar, flour, and eggs in equal proportions by weight, with no chemical leavening added."
"Satisfied her aunt had things under control, Addy put on the coffee and sliced and arranged the pound cake on a cookie sheet."
"She's a cute little pound cake."

Etymology

From pound (“unit of weight”) + cake.

Usage

Inflected Forms

pound cakes (plural) poundcake (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

sponge cake

Questions

What does pound cake mean?: A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.
Where does pound cake come from?: From pound (“unit of weight”) + cake.

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