wheat cake

noun

Synonyms of wheat cakenext
: a pancake made of wheat flour

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web All three come from basically the same brewing process: Rice is fermented with a wheat cake called nuruk, a fermentation starter that contains yeasts and molds, and lends traditional brews their characteristic funk (think natural wines). —Sonja Swanson, Esquire, 11 Jan. 2018

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Word History

First Known Use

1703, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of wheat cake was in 1703

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“Wheat cake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wheat%20cake. Accessed 20 Mar. 2023.

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