pound cake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [pound keyk]
- /paʊnd keɪk/
- /paʊnd keɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [pound keyk]
- /paʊnd keɪk/

Definitions of pound cake words

noun pound cake a rich, sweet cake made originally with approximately a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour. 1
noun pound cake baking: sponge cake 1
variable noun pound cake A pound cake is a very rich cake, originally made using a pound of butter, a pound of sugar, and a pound of flour. 0
noun pound cake a rich fruit cake originally made with a pound each of butter, sugar, and flour 0

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Origin of pound cake

First appearance:

before 1740

One of the 48% newest English words

First recorded in 1740-50

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Parts of speech for Pound cake

noun

adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Pound cake

pound cake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

pound cake usage trend in Literature

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