cake
/ˈkeɪk/
nounverb
Core
1.n.a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
“a bar of chocolate”
2.n.small flat mass of chopped food
3.n.baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
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cake and patty share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. cake means “a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)”. patty means “small flat mass of chopped food”. cake is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈkeɪk/
1.n.a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
“a bar of chocolate”
2.n.small flat mass of chopped food
3.n.baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
/ˈpæti/
1.n.small flat mass of chopped food
2.n.small pie or pasty
3.n.round flat candy
| cake | patty | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈkeɪk/ | /ˈpæti/ |
| Said | kayk | PAT-ee |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Letters | 4 | 5 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 4 | 3 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | bar | cake |
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