Definitions
01sweet dessert
A1 · Beginner Uncountable noun Cooking
n. a sweet food made from flour, sugar, and eggs, usually baked and often covered in icing.
n. a sweet baked confection typically composed of flour, sugar, eggs, and leavening agents.
“She baked a chocolate cake for her brother's birthday party.”
“The pastry chef decorated the tiered wedding cake with intricate fondant flowers and a delicate vanilla glaze.”
Synonyms
02solid block
B2 · Upper Intermediate Countable noun
n. a solid, flat piece of something, like soap or ice.
n. a shaped or compressed mass of a solid substance.
“He used a small cake of soap to wash his hands in the stream.”
“The hikers carried concentrated cakes of fuel to ensure they could start a fire in the damp conditions.”
03money
C1 · Advanced Uncountable noun Slang · Informal
n. a slang word for money.
n. a slang term for money, often implying wealth or a large sum.
“He's been working overtime because he wants to make some serious cake.”
“After the tech startup was acquired, the founders walked away with enough cake to retire comfortably in their thirties.”
04buttocks
C2 · Proficiency Plural noun Slang · Vulgar
n. a slang word for a person's bottom, especially if it is large.
n. a slang reference to the buttocks, typically used to describe a plump or muscular appearance.
“The gym leggings were designed to show off her cake.”
“The social media comments were filled with slang praising the athlete's physique and cake after the competition.”
05to cover thickly
B2 · Upper Intermediate
v. to cover something with a thick, hard layer of something else, like mud.
v. to coat or cover a surface with a thick, often hardened layer of a substance.
Español:incrustar
“The children's boots were caked in dried mud after the hike.”
“By the end of the desert rally, the engine components were caked with a fine layer of abrasive silt.”
Usage
Often used in the passive voice with 'in' or 'with'.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kakǭ Old Norse kakabor. Middle English cake English cake From Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka (“cake”) (compare Norwegian kake, Icelandic/Swedish kaka, Danish kage), from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ, of disputed origin. Likely a distant cognate with kaak. Perhaps related to cookie, kuchen, and quiche. Doublet of coca (pastry).
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
NOUN
Idioms
02. cake crumbs
03. cake walk
04. cakes and ale
05. eat one's cake and have it too
06. give and take
Grammar
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.A1 MoversIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.2.0–3.0TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 1.0–1.50–23TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.120–224
- Frequency
- Common
- Level
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「カタカナ語」 data: JMdict (EDRDG), CC BY-SA 4.0
‘외래어’ data: 한국어기초사전 (국립국어원), CC BY-SA 2.0 KR
Traducciones: Kaikki.org (Wiktionary), CC BY-SA 4.0