English · Food & Drink
cake
/keɪk/
[/keɪk/]
sweet baked dessert
Beginnernoun
Definition
A cake is a sweet food made from flour, sugar, and eggs, baked and often decorated.
Example
They lit the candles on the birthday cake and sang loudly as she made a wish.
They lit the candles on the birthday cake and sang loudly as she made a wish.
Etymology
From Old Norse 'kaka', a common Germanic word.
How & Where It’s Used
Central to celebrations; 'a piece of cake' means something very easy.