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Word: Cake
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English (denoting a small flat bread roll): of Scandinavian origin; related to Swedish kaka and Danish kage
keɪk
an item of soft sweet food made from a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked and sometimes iced or decorated
Short Definition:sweet food
Examples:- a delicious cake smothered with whipped cream
- a fruit cake
- a cake shop
- a mouthful of cake
an item of savoury food formed into a flat round shape, and typically baked or fried
Short Definition:savoury food
Examples:- a starter of goat's cheese and potato cakes
Word: Cake
Speech Type: Verb
keɪk
(of a thick or sticky substance that hardens when dry) cover and become encrusted on (the surface of an object)
Short Definition:cover
Examples:- his clothes were caked in mud
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