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baked alaska

bake A·las·ka
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beyk uh-las-kuh]
    • /beɪk əˈlæs kə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [beyk uh-las-kuh]
    • /beɪk əˈlæs kə/

Definitions of baked alaska words

  • noun baked alaska a dessert consisting of cake and ice cream covered with meringue and cooked very quickly in a hot oven 3
  • noun baked alaska a dessert consisting of a cake layer covered with ice cream, topped with sweetened, stiffly beaten egg whites, and browned quickly in an oven 3
  • noun baked alaska a dessert consisting of ice cream on a cake base, placed briefly in a hot oven to brown its topping of meringue. 1
  • noun baked alaska A dessert consisting of ice cream encased in cake and meringue and briefly baked. 0

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Origin of baked alaska

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Baked alaska

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

baked alaska popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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