Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

madeira cake

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: madeira -cake
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A simple cake, rather like a pound cake, with added lemon zest but no fruit; traditionally eaten with a glass of Madeira wine.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Madeira cakes (plural)

Synonyms

madeira sponge

Questions

What does madeira cake mean?: A simple cake, rather like a pound cake, with added lemon zest but no fruit; traditionally eaten with a glass of Madeira wine.

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