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Image:Sachertorte_DSC03027.JPG|thumb|right|A slice of cake (1).

Etymology
From OE. kaak; akin to Danish kage, Dutch koek, Old High German kuocho, and Swedish & Icelandic kaka.

Pronunciation
enPR|k�k, IPA|/keɪk/, SAMPA|/keIk/
audio|en-us-cake.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|eɪk

Noun
en-noun

1. A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, eggs, and baked in an oven.
2. A block of any of various dense materials.

#* A cake of soap.

1. slang A trivially easy task or responsibility; from a piece of cake.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|dessert gâteau
italbrac-colon|block block
italbrac-colon|easy task see piece of cake

Derived terms
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a piece of cake
ague-cake
angel cake
angel food cake
ash-cake
ashcake
baked in the cake
Banbury cake
barm cake
Battenburg cake
batter-cake
battercake
beefcake
birthday cake
bridecake
bundt cake
cake bar
cake-bread
cake-eater
cake-fumbler
cakehole
cake-house
cakelet
cake-meal
cake mix
cake of soap
cake saffron
cake slice
cake tin
cake-urchin
cakes and ale
cakes and cheese
cakewalk
cakewalker
caking
caky
carcake
carrot cake
cattle-cake
cheesecake
cherry cake
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chocolate cake
chocolate fudge cake
Christmas cake
coffee cake
coffeecake
corn-cake
cotton-cake
cream cake
cupcake
devil's food cake|devil�s food cake
Dundee cake
Eccles cake
every cake has its fellow
every cake has its make
every cake has its mate
fairy cake
fish cake
fishcake
flannel cake
friedcake
fruitcake
fudge cake
go like hot cakes
griddle-cake
have one's cake and eat it|have one�s cake and eat it
haver-cake
heart-cake
hoecake
Johnny cake
johnny cake
journey-cake
knead-cake
Land of Cakes
lardy cake
layer cake
linseed cake
Madeira cake
marble cake
nutcake
oatcake
oilcake
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one's cake is dough|one�s cake is dough
Pan-Cake
pancake
parliament-cake
pat-a-cake
patty-cake
plum-cake
pomfret-cake
Pontefract cake
pound cake
queencake
rape-cake
rice cake
rock cake
rose-cake
rout-cake
saffron cake
salt-cake
seed-cake
seedcake
sell like hot cakes
Shawnee cake
sheet cake
shortcake
simnel cake
singing cake
soul-cake
spice-cake
sponge cake
take the cake
teacake
tharf-cake
the icing on the cake
the national cake
tipsy cake
Twelfth-cake
Twelfth-night cake
upside-down cake
wedding cake
yellowcake
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Translations
trans-top|A sweet dessert
Chinese: ��, �� (dàn g�o)
Czech: t+|cs|dort|m
Danish: t+|da|kage|c
Dutch: t+|nl|taart||f italbrac|more elaborate, with cream or fruit, t-|nl|cake|m italbrac|more sober, t|nl|gebak|n
Esperanto: t-|eo|kuko|xs=Esperanto, torto
Finnish: t+|fi|kakku
French: gâteau m italbrac|large cake served in slices, or a small, individual cake, pâtisserie f italbrac|small, individual cake
German: t+|de|Kuchen|m
Guarani: mbujape he'ẽ
Greek, Ancient: �έμμα
Greek: t|el|�ο���α|f|scGrek (toúrta), t|el|κέικ|n|scGrek (kéik)
Hebrew: ע��� (uga) f
Icelandic: t+|is|kaka|f
Italian: t+|it|torta|f italbrac|large cake served in slices, pasticcino m italbrac|small, individual cake
Japanese: t-|ja|���|trk�ki|scJpan
Korean: 과� (��, gwaja)
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Latin: t-|la|placenta
Mapuche: kochü kofke
Norwegian: t+|no|kake|m
Old Norse: tø|non|kaka|xs=Old Norse
Polish: t+|pl|ciasto|n, t-|pl|ciastko
Portuguese: t+|pt|bolo|m
Quechua: peqachu
Scottish Gaelic: breacag f, aran milis m, bonnach m, bannag f
Serbian: kola� m
Spanish: italbrac|birthday or wedding cake bizcocho m italbrac|Dominican Republic|Puerto Rico, t-|es|cake|m italbrac|Cuba, Panama - pronounced 'keik', pastel m italbrac|Northeastern Spain|Mexico|El Salvador|Guatemala|Honduras, ponqué m italbrac|Colombia, pudín m italbrac|Colombian Atlantic Coast, queque m italbrac|Costa Rica|Nicaragua, tarta f italbrac|Spain standard usage, t+|es|torta|f italbrac|Argentina|Bolivia|Chile|Ecuador|Peru|Uruguay|Venezuela
Swedish: t+|sv|tårta|c, t+|sv|kaka|c
Vietnamese: bánh
Welsh: t-|cy|teisen|f|s|xs=Welsh
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trans-top|A block of solid material
Chinese: ���, ��� (kuài zhuàng wù)
Danish: t-|da|stykke
Dutch: t+|nl|stuk|n, t+|nl|blok|m
Finnish: t+|fi|kakku
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Norwegian: t-|no|stykke|m
Portuguese: italbrac|of soap sabonete m
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trans-top|A trivially easy task or responsibility
See piece of cake
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trans-top|Translations to be checked
ttbc|Breton: gwastell f, gwastelloù & gwestell p
ttbc|Esperanto: kuko (2)
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ttbc|Hebrew: ע��� (uga) f
ttbc|Hungarian: sütemény
ttbc|Indonesian: kue tart
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See also
<!--Types of cake without �cake� in their name (e.g., �brownie�); similar foods (e.g., �biscuit�); hyperonyms (e.g., �dessert�)-->
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biscuit
Black Forest gâteau
brownie
bun
cruller
crumpet
dessert
donut
doughnut
éclair
flapjack
frangipane
gâteau
gugelhupf
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jumbal
koeksister
kruller
kuchen<!--this is used in English-->
kugelhopf
kugelhupf
ladyfinger
lamington
Linzertorte
madeleine
muffin
parkin
pastry
patisserie
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petit four
pie
pikelet
pudding
rum baba
Sally Lunn
scone
sponge
Swiss roll
tart
torte
Victoria sponge
yumyum
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Verb
en-verb|cakes|caking|caked

1. transitive coat|Coat (something) with a crust of solid material.

#* His shoes are caked with mud.

Synonyms
italbrac-colon|coat with a crust of material crust, encrust

Translations
trans-top|Coat with a crust
Dutch: t+|nl|bedekken, t|nl|vastkoeken
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Desserts
Category:Foods

Fijian

Adverb
cake

1. up

Image:Cake au jambon.jpg|thumb|Le cake au [[jambon.]]

Category:Fijian adverbs

French

Etymology
From English #English|cake.

Pronunciation
IPA|/k�k/, /kek/

Noun
fr-noun|m

1. fruitcake (containing rum).
2. quick bread (a smallish loaf-shaped baked good which may be sweet like an English cake or salty and with bits of meat. See insert).

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• 2007-12-30 20:04 - Chloejr - checked chinese translation

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