cake
/keɪk/
cake
English
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Definition
A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
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).
Example Sentences
- "On Monday afternoon, Ronya attends a birthday party and eats cake whenever cake is presented to her."
- "an oatmeal cake"
- "a johnnycake"
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