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cake

[ˈk̟ʰeɪ̯k̚]

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.53 in modern English

Syllables
cake
IPA
[ˈk̟ʰeɪ̯k̚]
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A small mass of baked dough, especially a thin loaf from unleavened dough.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter; a griddlecake or pancake.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A block of any various dense materials.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of piece of cake: a trivially easy task or responsibility.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of money.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of have one's cake and eat it too.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Synonym of buttocks, especially a pair that are exceptionally plump or full.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kakǭ Old Norse kakabor. Middle English cake English cake From Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka (“cake”) (compare Norwegian kake, Icelandic/Swedish kaka, Danish kage), from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ, of disputed origin. Likely a distant cognate with kaak. Perhaps related to cookie, kuchen, and quiche. Doublet of coca (pastry).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

cakes (plural) cakes (present, singular) caking (participle, present) caked (participle, past) caked (past)

Derived Forms

ashcake barmcake battercake beancake beefcake breadcake bridecake cakeage cakebaker cakebox cakecrumb cakefetti

Phrases

7 Up cake accomplishment cake achievement cake ague-cake Alabama Lane cake angel cake angel food cake angel-food cake

Frequently Paired Words

biscuit Black Forest gâteau brownie bun cruller crumpet dessert donut

Synonyms

gateau block money buttocks pie crust encrust cake pastry

Rhymes With

make take break lake wake mistake fake sake shake snake jake blake

Questions

How do you pronounce cake?
The recorded pronunciation is [ˈk̟ʰeɪ̯k̚].
What does cake mean?
A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
Where does cake come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce cake

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