Meaning

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

noun small flat mass of chopped food

noun baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat

originEtymology 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).

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