beancake
beancake noun: akara, a West African fritter made from black-eyed peas.
Noun
beancake (countable and uncountable, plural beancakes)
- Akara, a West African fritter made from black-eyed peas.
- A various form of tofu, made from soybeans.
- Chinese white cheese... Foo yue. (a) Cut bean cake, made of Chinese white beans, into half-inch squares ¼ inch thick. (b) Put into a jar provided with an airtight cover, the size of the jar depending upon the amount to be made. (c) Fill the jar ¼ full of Fun Wine. (d) Salt to taste. (e) Cover air...1917, Chan Shiu Wong, The Chinese Cook Book, page 15
- ...the market for soya bean and its products (bean-cake and bean oil)...1931, Henry Thurburn Montague Bell, The China Year Book, page 93
Forms of beancake
| plural | beancakes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bean cake |
| alternative form | bean-cake |
Origin of beancake
From bean + cake.
Questions about beancake
- What does beancake mean?
- Beancake means akara, a West African fritter made from black-eyed peas.
- What part of speech is beancake?
- Beancake is a noun.
- What is the plural of beancake?
- The plural of beancake is beancakes.
Words near beancake in the dictionary
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