marble cake

mar·ble cake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahr-buh l keyk]
- /ˈmɑr bəl keɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [mahr-buh l keyk]
- /ˈmɑr bəl keɪk/

Definitions of marble cake words

noun marble cake a cake given a streaked, marblelike appearance by the incomplete mixing of dark, especially chocolate, and light batters. 1
noun marble cake mottled sponge cake 1
noun marble cake a cake with a marbled appearance obtained by incompletely mixing dark and light mixtures 0
noun marble cake a cake made of light and dark batter mixed to give a streaked, marblelike appearance 0
noun marble cake A cake with two or more colors of ingredients which gives a marble pattern to the interior of the cake. 0

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Origin of marble cake

First appearance:

before 1870

One of the 26% newest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1870-75

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Parts of speech for Marble cake

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marble cake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use 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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