Meaning of the word cakes in English

What does cakes mean in English? Explore the meaning, pronunciation, and specific usage of this word with Lingoland.

cakes

an item of soft sweet food made from a mixture of flour, fat, eggs, sugar, and other ingredients, baked and sometimes iced or decorated.

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a delicious cake smothered with whipped cream

Synonym:

gateau kuchen

an item of savoury food formed into a flat round shape, and typically baked or fried.

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a starter of goat's cheese and potato cakes

(of a thick or sticky substance that hardens when dry) cover and become encrusted on (the surface of an object).

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his clothes were caked in mud

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cover coat encrust plaster smother