cake

noun
UK: /keɪk/
US: /keɪk/

  1. A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients.

    1. I want cake for my birthday party this year. [ ] [ ]
    2. The bakery makes a delicious chocolate cake with creamy frosting every day. [ ] [ ]

  2. A shaped mass of crushed or compacted substance.

    1. She used a cake of soap to wash her hands after gardening. [ ] [ ]
    2. The dried mud formed a hard cake on the bottom of his boots after the hike. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

torte
cake transitive-verb

  1. To cover with a thick layer of something.

    1. Mud will cake our shoes if it rains on the trail today. [ ] [ ]
    2. The spilled flour caked the kitchen floor after he dropped the bag. [ ] [ ]

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "cake" in English means: A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, and other ingredients., A shaped mass of crushed or compacted substance..

The phonetic transcription of "cake" is /keɪk/ in British English and /keɪk/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "cake": torte.

Example usage of "cake": "I want cake for my birthday party this year.". More examples on the page.