Main Entry:

¹cake

Pronunciation:

\ˈkāk\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cake

Date:

13th century

1 a: a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened b: a sweet baked food made from a dough or thick batter usually containing flour and sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent (as baking powder) c: a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried <a fish cake>2 a: a block of compacted or congealed matter <a cake of ice> b: a hard or brittle layer or deposit3: something easily done <after so much studying, the test was cake>

— cak·ey \ˈkā-kē\ adjective