cakewalk

cake·walk

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [keyk-wawk]
- /ˈkeɪkˌwɔk/
- /ˈkeɪkwɔːk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [keyk-wawk]
- /ˈkeɪkˌwɔk/

Definitions of cakewalk word

singular noun cakewalk If you say that something is a cakewalk, you mean that it is very easy to do or achieve. 3
noun cakewalk a dance based on a march with intricate steps, originally performed by African-Americans with the prize of a cake for the best performers 3
noun cakewalk a piece of music composed for this dance 3
noun cakewalk an easily accomplished task 3
verb cakewalk to perform the cakewalk 3
noun cakewalk an elaborate step or walk formerly performed by blacks in the South competing for the prize of a cake 3

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Origin of cakewalk

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

First recorded in 1860-65; cake + walk

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Parts of speech for Cakewalk

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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cakewalk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for cakewalk

noun cakewalk

cinch — If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
dance — If you dance a particular kind of dance, you do it or perform it.
rout — a bellow.
march — to touch at the border; border.
prance — to spring from the hind legs; to move by springing, as a horse.

All 6 Synonyms of cakewalk