shortcake

short·cake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawrt-keyk]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌkeɪk/
- /ˈʃɔːt.keɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt-keyk]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌkeɪk/

Definitions of shortcake word

noun shortcake a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening. 1
noun shortcake a dessert made of short, sometimes sweetened, biscuit dough baked or split in layers, with a filling or topping of strawberries or other fruit. 1
noun shortcake dessert made with biscuit and cream 1
noun shortcake fatty cake 1
uncountable noun shortcake Shortcake is the same as shortbread. 0
uncountable noun shortcake Shortcake is a cake or dessert which consists of a crisp cake with layers of fruit and cream. 0

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Origin of shortcake

First appearance:

before 1585

One of the 35% oldest English words

First recorded in 1585-95; short + cake

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Parts of speech for Shortcake

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

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preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Shortcake

shortcake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

shortcake usage trend in Literature

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