Main Entry: (1)cake
Pronunciation: 'kAk
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to
Old High German kuocho cake
Date: 13th century
1 a : a breadlike food made from a dough or batter that is usually fried
or baked in small flat shapes and is often unleavened b : a sweet baked
food made from a dough or thick batter usually containing flour and
sugar and often shortening, eggs, and a raising agent (as baking
powder) c : a flattened usually round mass of food that is baked or fried
(a fish cake)
2 a : a block of compacted or congealed matter (a cake of ice) b : a
hard or brittle layer or deposit