cake
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: enpr: kāk
ipa: /keɪk/
ipa: [ˈk̟ʰeɪ̯k̚]
rhymes: -eɪk
Forms: form: cakes
Etymology: Etymology tree
Proto-Germanic *kakǭ
Old Norse kakabor.
Middle English cake
English cake
From Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka (“cake”) (compare Norwegian kake, Icelandic/Swedish kaka, Danish kage), from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ, of disputed origin. Likely a distant cognate with kaak. Perhaps related to cookie, kuchen, and quiche. Doublet of coca (pastry).
Senses: examples: text: On Monday afternoon, Ronya attends a birthday party and eats cake whenever cake is presented to her.
ref: 2025 June 13, Rhys Southan, Helena Ward, Jen Semler, “A timing problem for instrumental convergence”, in Philosophical Studies, Springer Science+Business Media, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC:
synonyms: gateau
glosses: A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
examples: text: an oatmeal cake
text: a johnnycake
glosses: A small mass of baked dough, especially a thin loaf from unleavened dough.
examples: text: buckwheat cakes
glosses: A thin wafer-shaped mass of fried batter; a griddlecake or pancake.
examples: text: a cake of soap
text: a cake of sand
text: Cakes of rustling ice come rolling down the flood.
ref: 1697, Virgil, “The First Book of the Georgics”, in John Dryden, transl., The Works of Virgil: Containing His Pastorals, Georgics, and Æneis. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC:
synonyms: block
glosses: A block of any various dense materials.
examples: text: Now that I escape, sleepwalk awake / Those who could relate know the world ain't cake
ref: 1996, “Ready or Not”, in The Score, performed by Fugees:
synonyms: word: piece of cake
word: bagatelle
word: breeze
word: cake and gingerbread
word: cakewalk
word: child's play
word: cinch
word: doddle
word: doss
word: duck soup
word: easy pickings
word: gimme
word: layup
word: low-hanging fruit
word: no-brainer
word: open and shut case
word: picnic
word: piece of cake
word: piece of piss
word: plain sailing
word: plane sailing
word: slam dunk
word: snap
word: walk in the park
word: walkover
glosses: Ellipsis of piece of cake: a trivially easy task or responsibility.
glosses: Money.
examples: text: "It looks like the cake [and eat it] philosophy is still alive." Quote attributed to Donald Tusk.
ref: 2018, The Guardian, "UK's aspirations for post-Brexit trade deal an illusion, says Donald Tusk", Daniel Boffey, Peter Walker, Jennifer Rankin, and Heather Stewart, 23 February 2018
glosses: Used to describe the doctrine of having one's cake and eating it too.
examples: text: Since I started doing squats, I've built up some serious cake.
synonyms: word: 'tocks
word: arse
word: arse cheeks
word: ass
word: ass cheeks
word: back
word: backside
word: batty
word: behind
word: blessed assurance
word: booty
word: botty
word: bottom
word: bum
word: bum cheeks
word: buns
word: butt
word: butt cheeks
word: buttocks
word: caboose
word: cheeks
word: derriere
word: fanny
word: fourth point of contact
word: gluteus maximus
word: glutes
word: gooseberry-grinder
word: gyatt
raw_tags: used jokingly by generation alpha preteens
word: heinie
word: hiney
word: hinderlin
word: hurdies
word: jacksie
word: keester
word: keister
word: moon
word: moneymaker
word: nates
word: nether cheeks
word: patootie
word: peach
word: posterior
word: rear
word: rear end
word: rump
word: seat
word: sit upon
word: tail
word: toches
word: tush
word: tushie
glosses: A pair of buttocks, especially one that is exceptionally plump or full.
qualifier: pyrotechnics
glosses: A multishot fireworks assembly comprising several tubes, each with a fireworks effect, lit by a single fuse.
Synonyms: word: pastry
Hyponyms: word: carrot cake
word: cherry Bakewell tart
word: Victoria sponge
Derived terms: word: 7 Up cake
word: ague-cake
word: Alabama Lane cake
word: angel cake
word: angel food cake
word: angel-food cake
word: angel's food cake
word: angel's-food cake
word: apple cake
word: applesauce cake
word: ash-cake
word: ashcake
word: ash cake
word: ash-heap-cake
word: baby cake
word: baked in the cake
word: banana cake
word: Banbury cake
word: barm cake
word: barmcake
word: bastable cake
word: Battenberg cake
word: battercake
word: batter-cake
word: beancake
word: bean-cake
word: bean cake
word: beefcake
word: birthday cake
word: black cake
word: black forest cake
word: Black Forest cake
word: Black Joe cake
word: blackout cake
word: bread cake
word: breadcake
word: bridecake
word: bride-cake
word: Brooklyn blackout cake
word: Brooklyn Blackout cake
word: bubble cake
word: buckwheat cake
word: bundt cake
word: butter cake
word: butterfly cake
word: cakeage
word: cake and arse party
word: cake-and-arse party
word: cake and gingerbread
word: cake and wine
word: cakebaker
word: cake ball
word: cake bar
word: cakebox
word: cake boy
word: cake-bread
word: cakecrumb
word: cake crumbs
word: cake day
word: cake-eater
word: cakefetti
word: cake fork
word: cakeful
word: cake-fumbler
word: cakehole
word: cake-house
word: cakehouse
word: cakeism
word: cakeist
word: cakeless
word: cakelet
word: cake lifter
word: cakelike
word: cakemaker
word: cakemaking
word: cakeman
word: cake-meal
word: cake mix
word: cake mold
word: cake number
word: cakepan
word: cake plate
word: cake pop
word: cake-pop
word: caker
word: cake ring
word: cakery
word: cake saffron
word: cakes and ale
word: cakes and cheese
word: cake server
word: cakeshop
word: cake shop
word: cakesicle
word: cake-slice
word: cake slice
word: cake smash
word: cakestand
word: cake tin
word: cakette
word: cake-urchin
word: cake urchin
word: cake walk
word: cakewalk
word: cake-walk
word: cakewalker
word: cakewards
word: cakewoman
word: caking
word: caky
word: carcake
word: carrot cake
word: cattle cake
word: cattle-cake
word: cheesecake
word: cherry cake
word: cherry on the cake
word: chess cake
word: chiffon cake
word: chimney cake
word: chocolate cake
word: chocolate fudge cake
word: chocolate lava cake
word: chocolate-lava cake
word: chocolate sponge cake
word: Chorley cake
word: Christmas cake
word: ciba cake
word: clam cake
word: clapcake
word: clay cake
word: coffee and cake
word: coffeecake
word: coffee cake
word: confetti cake
word: corn-cake
word: corncake
word: cotton-cake
word: crab cake
word: crazy cake
word: cream cake
word: crumb cake
word: crum cake
word: cupcake
word: cut cake
word: dairy cake
word: deadcake
word: dead cake
word: Depression cake
word: desert fruit cake
word: devil's food cake
word: devil's-food cake
word: diaper cake
word: dirt cake
word: doberge cake
word: Doberge cake
word: Dolly Varden cake
word: donut cake
word: dripping cake
word: drop cake
word: drop-cake
word: dumb cake
word: dump cake
word: Dundee cake
word: easy as cake
word: eat one's cake and have it too
word: Eccles cake
word: epiphany cake
word: every cake has its fellow
word: every cake has its make
word: every cake has its mate
word: fair cake-cutting
word: fairy cake
word: Fanta cake
word: fern cake
word: filter cake
word: fishcake
word: fish-cake
word: fish cake
word: flannel cake
word: flat cake
word: friedcake
word: frosting on the cake
word: fruit cake
word: fruitcake
word: fruit-cake
word: fuckcake
word: fudge cake
word: funnel cake
word: Genoa cake
word: German chocolate cake
word: go like hot cakes
word: gooey butter cake
word: grater cake
word: green tea cake
word: green-tea cake
word: griddle-cake
word: griddle cake
word: groom's cake
word: guess cake
word: gur cake
word: have one's cake and eat it
word: have one's cake and eat it too
word: haver-cake
word: heart cake
word: heart-cake
word: heavy cake
word: hevva cake
word: hoecake
word: honeycake
word: hot cake
word: hot-milk cake
word: hot milk cake
word: icebox cake
word: icing on the cake
word: illusion cake
word: Jaffa cake
word: Japanese cake
word: jelly cake
word: Johnny cake
word: johnny cake
word: jonny cake
word: journey-cake
word: Kendal mint cake
word: Kiev cake
taxonomic: Daldinia concentrica
word: King Alfred's cake
word: king cake
word: king's cake
word: kings' cake
word: kitchen cake
word: knead-cake
word: kokosh cake
word: Lady Baltimore cake
word: Land of Cakes
word: Lane cake
word: lardy cake
word: lava cake
word: layer cake federalism
word: layer-cake federalism
word: layer cake
word: layer-cake
word: linseed cake
word: lolly cake
word: Lord Baltimore cake
word: Madeira cake
word: maids of honour cake
word: mangia-cake
word: mangia cake
word: marble cake
word: marble-cake federalism
word: marble cake federalism
word: matrimonial cake
word: meatcake
word: mint cake
word: molten chocolate cake
word: molten-chocolate cake
word: molten lava cake
word: moon cake
word: moon-cake
word: mooncake
word: mothering-cake
word: mud cake
word: mug cake
word: nappy cake
word: national cake
word: neem cake
word: nubcake
word: nutcake
word: nutty as a fruit cake
word: oatcake
word: oatmeal cake
word: oilcake
word: oil cake
word: oilseed cake
word: one's cake is dough
word: opera cake
word: oyster cake
word: pake
word: pancake
word: parliament cake
word: parliament-cake
word: pat-a-cake
word: patty-cake
word: patty cake
word: pea cake
word: pea-cake
word: pepper cake
word: piecake
word: piecaken
word: piece of cake
word: pinch cake
word: pineapple cake
word: pink velvet cake
word: placenta cake
word: plumcake
word: plum-cake
word: pomfret-cake
word: pomfret cake
word: Pontefract cake
word: poor man's cake
word: pop out cake
word: pop-out cake
word: potato cake
word: potcake
word: pound cake
word: poundcake
word: press cake
word: princess cake
word: prize cake
word: queen-cake
word: queen cake
word: queen's cake
word: radish cake
word: raindrop cake
word: rape cake
word: rape-cake
word: rat cake
word: red tortoise cake
word: red velvet cake
word: red-velvet cake
word: rice cake
word: ring-cake
word: rock cake
word: rose-cake
word: rout cake
word: rout-cake
word: rum cake
word: saffron cake
word: salt cake
word: salt-cake
word: sandwich cake
word: Savoy cake
word: scripture cake
word: seblet cake
word: seedcake
word: seed cake
word: seed-cake
word: sell like hot cakes
word: seven-layer cake
word: Shawnee cake
word: shear-cake
word: sheath cake
word: sheet cake
word: shortcake
word: Shrewsbury cake
word: Shrove-cake
word: simnel cake
word: singing cake
word: slab cake
word: slice of the cake
word: smash cake
word: Smith Island cake
word: soul cake
word: soul-cake
word: soycake
word: space cake
word: spice-cake
word: spit cake
word: sponge cake
word: stottie cake
word: stotty cake
word: stripper cake
word: suet cake
word: sugee cake
word: sunshine cake
word: sweetheart cake
word: take the cake
word: taro cake
word: tattie cake
word: tatty cake
word: teacake
word: tea-cake
word: tharcake
word: tharf-cake
word: the cake is a lie
word: three kings' cake
word: three-milk cake
word: tipsy cake
word: tough-cake
word: Tunis cake
word: turnip cake
word: Twelfth-cake
word: Twelfth cake
word: twelfth cake
word: twelfth day cake
word: twelfth-day cake
word: Twelfth-night cake
word: uncake
word: upside-down cake
word: urinal cake
word: Victorian sponge cake
word: Victoria sponge cake
word: wacky cake
word: wall cake
word: war cake
word: wastel cake
word: wedding-cake
word: wedding cake
word: Welsh cake
word: wine cake
word: yam cake
word: yeast cake
word: yellowcake
word: yellow cake
word: Yule cake
word: zebra cake
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word: biscuit
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word: brownie
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word: bun
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word: cruller
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word: crumpet
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word: dessert
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word: donut
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word: doughnut
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word: éclair
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word: flapjack
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word: frangipane
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word: gâteau
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word: gugelhupf
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word: jumbal
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word: koeksister
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word: kruller
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word: kuchen
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word: kugelhopf
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word: kugelhupf
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word: ladyfinger
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word: lamington
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word: Linzertorte
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word: madeleine
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word: muffin
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word: parkin
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word: pastry
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word: patisserie
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word: petit four
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word: pie
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word: pikelet
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word: pudding
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word: rum baba
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word: Sally Lunn
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word: scone
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word: sponge
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word: Swiss roll
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word: tart
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word: torte
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word: Victoria sponge
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word: yumyum