cake
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noun \ˈkāk\

Definition of CAKE

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 deposit
3
: something easily done <after so much studying, the test was cake>
cak·ey \ˈkā-kē\ adjective

Examples of CAKE

  1. I made three cakes for the party.
  2. He blew out the candles on his birthday cake.
  3. a slice of chocolate cake

Origin of CAKE

Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cake
First Known Use: 13th century

Other Food Terms

Reuben, calamari, chuck, curry, edamame, foie gras, hummus, leaven, nonpareil, peel

2cake

verb
cakedcak·ing

Definition of CAKE

transitive verb
1
: encrust <caked with dust>
2
: to fill (a space) with a packed mass
intransitive verb
: to form or harden into a mass

Examples of CAKE

  1. The mud had caked on his boots.
  2. <shoes caked with dried mud>

First Known Use of CAKE

1607

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