TEACAKE

teacake

(noun) any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea

teacake, tea biscuit

(noun) flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

teacake (plural teacakes)

(British) A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea.

(US) A traditional cookie.

(Australia) A sweet cake, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon and caster sugar, often served warm.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

31 March 2025

IMPROVISED

(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”


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