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cake Definition and Meaning in English (cake definition)

noun
Synonyms:pastrydessertgateau
Quick Answer • Definition

Cake definition: A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat, often decorated and served on special occasions.

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Definitions of Cake

  1. 1noun

    A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat, often decorated and served on special occasions.

  2. 2verb

    To form a hardened or crusted layer on a surface, or to become covered with such a layer.

Example Sentences

casual

“She baked a delicious chocolate cake for her friend's birthday.”

casual

“The mud began to cake on his boots as he walked through the field.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensecaked
present participlecaking

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

a piece of cakeidiom

Something that is very easy to do.

take the cakeidiom

To be the most outstanding or remarkable of its kind, often in a negative sense.

Frequently Asked Questions: Cake in English

What is the meaning of Cake in English?▼
Cake definition: A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat, often decorated and served on special occasions.
How do you translate 'Cake' to English?▼
'Cake' translates to 'cake' in English. Cake definition: A sweet baked food made from flour, sugar, eggs, and fat, often decorated and served on special occasions.
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