twelfth cake
/ˈtwɛlfθ ˌkeɪk/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A decorative cake distributed among friends or visitors on the festival of Twelfth Night (which is either the evening of January 5th or of January 6th, depending on interpretation).
Example Sentences
- "Set the cake you intend to Ice in an oven or warm place five minutes, — then spread over the top and sides with the mixture as smooth as possible; — if for a Wedding Cake, only plain ice it; if for a Twelfth Cake, ornament it with Gum Paste, […]"
- "They had holidays, too, and Twelfth cakes, and parties where they danced all night till midnight, and real theatres where they saw palaces of gold and silver rise out of the real earth, and saw all the wonders of the world at once."
- "As supper ended, the Twelfth Night entertainments began. […] The "Twelfth Cake" was carried in. The sides of this massive concoction were sculptured like desert dunes, and on top rode a miniature procession of figures representing the three Magi and their camels."
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈtwɛlfθ ˌkeɪk/
- British English: /ˈtwɛlfθ ˌkeɪk/