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Fruitcake

noun/fɹˈuːtkeɪk/
Definition
a whimsically eccentric person
a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/fɹˈuːtkeɪk/
🇬🇧British English
/fɹˈuːtkeɪk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/fɹˈuːtkeɪk/
2 syllables Say it as /fɹˈuːtkeɪk/.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Word Forms
screwballadjectivefoolish; totally unsound
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Obstkuchen
eine skurrile exzentrische Person
🇫🇷French
gâteau aux fruits
une personne fantaisiste et excentrique
🇪🇸Spanish
pastel de frutas
una persona caprichosamente excéntrica
🇮🇹Italian
torta di frutta
una persona stravagante ed eccentrica
🇵🇹Portuguese
bolo de frutas
uma pessoa caprichosamente excêntrica
🇷🇺Russian
кекс
причудливо эксцентричный человек
India
🇮🇳Hindi
प्रिंटर
एक सनकी सनकी व्यक्ति
🇧🇩Bengali
ফ্রুটকেক
একটি অদ্ভুতভাবে উদ্ভট ব্যক্তি
🇮🇳Tamil
பழ கேக்
ஒரு விசித்திரமான விசித்திரமான நபர்
🇮🇳Telugu
పండు కేక్
ఒక విచిత్రమైన అసాధారణ వ్యక్తి
🇮🇳Marathi
फ्रूटकेक
एक लहरी विलक्षण व्यक्ती
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફ્રુટકેક
એક વિચિત્ર તરંગી વ્યક્તિ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಣ್ಣಿನ ಕೇಕ್
ವಿಚಿತ್ರವಾಗಿ ವಿಲಕ್ಷಣ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഫ്രൂട്ട് കേക്ക്
ഒരു വിചിത്രമായ വിചിത്ര വ്യക്തി
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਫਲ ਕੇਕ
ਇੱਕ ਸਨਕੀ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਸਨਕੀ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
فروٹ کیک
ایک سنکی طور پر سنکی شخص
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
水果蛋糕
一个古怪的人
🇯🇵Japanese
フルーツケーキ
風変わりな風変わりな人
🇰🇷Korean
과일 케이크
변덕스럽게 별난 사람
🇻🇳Vietnamese
bánh trái cây
một người lập dị đến kỳ lạ
🇹🇭Thai
เค้กผลไม้
เป็นคนประหลาดอย่างกระทันหัน
🇮🇩Indonesian
kue buah
orang yang sangat eksentrik
🇲🇾Malay
kek buah
seorang yang aneh aneh
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
كعكة الفاكهة
شخص غريب الأطوار
🇮🇷Persian
کیک میوه ای
یک فرد عجیب و غریب
🇹🇷Turkish
meyveli kek
acayip eksantrik bir insan
🇮🇱Hebrew
עוגת פירות
אדם אקסצנטרי בצורה גחמנית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'fruitcake'?
The primary meaning of 'fruitcake' is 'a whimsically eccentric person'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'fruitcake' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'fruitcake' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'fruitcake' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'fruitcake' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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