yeast cake

Y y

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [yeest keyk]
- /yist keɪk/
- /jiːst keɪk/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [yeest keyk]
- /yist keɪk/

Definitions of yeast cake words

noun yeast cake a small cake of compacted yeast for baking or the like. 1
noun yeast cake a cake or sweet bread containing yeast as a leavening agent. 1
noun yeast cake living yeast cells compressed with starch into a cake, for use in baking or brewing 0

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Origin of yeast cake

First appearance:

before 1785

One of the 44% newest English words

First recorded in 1785-95

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Parts of speech for Yeast cake

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yeast cake popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% 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.

yeast cake usage trend in Literature

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