cake
Translation
cake, pastry, bar
Examples
I would like a piece of cake.
I would like a piece of cake.
She baked a beautiful birthday cake.
She baked a beautiful birthday cake.
The soap comes in a small cake.
The soap comes in a small bar.
Grammar Patterns
a piece of ((cake)) a portion of the sweet food I would like a piece of cake.
a ((cake)) a whole sweet baked item She baked a beautiful birthday cake.
a ((cake)) of sth. a block of a substance The soap comes in a small cake.
Similar Words
Synonyms: pastry, gateau, tart
Etymology
From Old Norse 'kaka'.
Memory Tips
A very common word. Picture a birthday cake with candles. The idiom 'a piece of cake' means it's very easy.