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cherry on the cake

cherry on the cake noun: synonym of icing on the cake.

Noun

cherry on the cake

  1. Synonym of icing on the cake.

Synonyms of cherry on the cake

Origin of cherry on the cake

A reference to cakes which are sometimes topped with cherries. A cognate with French la cerise sur le gâteau, Italian la ciliegina sulla torta, Romanian cireașa de pe tort.

Questions about cherry on the cake

What does cherry on the cake mean?
Cherry on the cake means synonym of icing on the cake.
What part of speech is cherry on the cake?
Cherry on the cake is a noun.

Words near cherry on the cake in the dictionary

  1. cherry laurels
  2. cherry light
  3. cherry lights
  4. cherry nose
  5. cherry noses
  6. cherry on the cake
  7. cherry on top
  8. cherry orange
  9. cherry oranges
  10. Cherry Orchard
  11. cherry pepper

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