tea cake

noun

Synonyms of tea cakenext
1
: a small flat cake usually made with raisins
2
: cookie

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Around 4,500 hospitality meals are served each day, along with a delightfully English 12,000 scones (half fruit, half plain) and another 12,000 tea cakes per Test. Nick Miller, New York Times, 5 June 2026 The challenge required humanoid robots to identify and pluck tea leaves, carry loads across uneven mountain terrain, spread leaves for sun-drying, and participate in subsequent processing stages, including roasting and pressing tea cakes. Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 22 May 2026 These tea cakes are a simple yet delicious mini dessert to serve at any shower. Patricia S York, Southern Living, 28 Apr. 2026 Located in one of Pacific Highlands Ranch’s unique shopkeeper units next to the Village shopping center, The Cakery is a modern Korean-French bakery that specializes in cheesecakes and French tea cakes. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tea cake

Word History

First Known Use

1805, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tea cake was in 1805

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“Tea cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tea%20cake. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.

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