Meaning
A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *kakǭ Old Norse kakabor. Middle English cake English cake From Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka (“cake”) (compare Norwegian kake, Icelandic/Swedish kaka, Danish kage), from Proto-Germanic *kakǭ, of disputed origin. Likely a distant cognate with kaak. Perhaps related to cookie, kuchen, and quiche. Doublet of coca (pastry).
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 19 recorded puzzles:
- 2026-09-11KACDEHI
- 2026-05-26EAKCBIL
- 2026-04-18CAMEBKO
- 2026-03-03ABCEKLO
- 2025-12-02CLAKEDH
- 2025-05-11KPANDEC
- 2025-04-10CALEBKP
- 2025-03-31ABOMKCE
- 2025-02-19AOCLEDK
- 2024-06-18ABKTCEI
- 2024-05-28EAMHCKN
- 2024-05-26CAKEBIL
+7 earlier appearances in the archive.