sponge cake

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [spuhnj keyk]
- /spʌndʒ keɪk/
- /spʌndʒ keɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [spuhnj keyk]
- /spʌndʒ keɪk/

Definitions of sponge cake words

noun sponge cake a light, sweet cake made with a comparatively large proportion of eggs but no shortening. 1
variable noun sponge cake A sponge cake is a very light cake made from flour, eggs, and sometimes fat. 0
noun sponge cake a light porous cake, made of eggs, sugar, flour, and flavourings traditionally without any fat 0

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Origin of sponge cake

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for Sponge cake

noun

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Full grammatical hierarchy of Sponge cake

sponge cake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 63% 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.

sponge cake usage trend in Literature

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