Cake — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)

small flat mass of chopped food

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kæθˌiːdɹˈæɾɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/kˈeɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/kˈeɪk/

1 syllable Say it as /kæθˌiːdɹˈæɾɪk/.

Examples

a bar of chocolate
Dirt had coated her face

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

coat patty bar

Parts of Speech

noun	a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax) “a bar of chocolate”
noun	small flat mass of chopped food
noun	baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
verb	form a coat over “Dirt had coated her face”

Word Forms

coat	noun	a thin layer covering something
coating	noun	a thin layer covering something

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Kuchen

ein Block aus fester Substanz (z. B. Seife oder Wachs)

🇫🇷French

gâteau

un bloc de substance solide (comme du savon ou de la cire)

🇪🇸Spanish

pastel

un bloque de sustancia sólida (como jabón o cera)

🇮🇹Italian

torta

un blocco di sostanza solida (come sapone o cera)

🇳🇱Dutch

taart

een blok vaste stof (zoals zeep of was)

🇵🇹Portuguese

bolo

um bloco de substância sólida (como sabão ou cera)

🇷🇺Russian

торт

кусок твердого вещества (например, мыла или воска)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

केक

ठोस पदार्थ का एक खंड (जैसे साबुन या मोम)

🇧🇩Bengali

কেক

কঠিন পদার্থের একটি ব্লক (যেমন সাবান বা মোম)

🇮🇳Tamil

கேக்

திடப்பொருளின் ஒரு தொகுதி (சோப்பு அல்லது மெழுகு போன்றவை)

🇮🇳Telugu

కేక్

ఘన పదార్ధం యొక్క బ్లాక్ (సబ్బు లేదా మైనపు వంటివి)

🇮🇳Marathi

केक

घन पदार्थाचा एक ब्लॉक (जसे की साबण किंवा मेण)

🇮🇳Gujarati

કેક

નક્કર પદાર્થનો બ્લોક (જેમ કે સાબુ અથવા મીણ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕೇಕ್

ಘನ ವಸ್ತುವಿನ ಒಂದು ಬ್ಲಾಕ್ (ಸಾಬೂನು ಅಥವಾ ಮೇಣದಂತಹ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

കേക്ക്

ഖര പദാർത്ഥത്തിൻ്റെ ഒരു ബ്ലോക്ക് (സോപ്പ് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ മെഴുക് പോലുള്ളവ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੇਕ

ਠੋਸ ਪਦਾਰਥ ਦਾ ਇੱਕ ਬਲਾਕ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸਾਬਣ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਮ)

🇵🇰Urdu

کیک

ٹھوس مادے کا ایک بلاک (جیسے صابن یا موم)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蛋糕

一块固体物质（例如肥皂或蜡）

🇯🇵Japanese

ケーキ

固体物質の塊（石鹸やワックスなど）

🇰🇷Korean

케이크

고체 물질 덩어리(예: 비누 또는 왁스)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bánh ngọt

một khối chất rắn (như xà phòng hoặc sáp)

🇹🇭Thai

เค้ก

บล็อกของสารที่เป็นของแข็ง (เช่นสบู่หรือขี้ผึ้ง)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kue

blok zat padat (seperti sabun atau lilin)

🇲🇾Malay

kek

blok bahan pepejal (seperti sabun atau lilin)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

كعكة

كتلة من المادة الصلبة (مثل الصابون أو الشمع)

🇮🇷Persian

کیک

یک بلوک از مواد جامد (مانند صابون یا موم)

🇹🇷Turkish

kek

katı bir madde bloğu (sabun veya balmumu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

עוּגָה

גוש של חומר מוצק (כגון סבון או שעווה)

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