crab cake
crab cake noun: a type of fishcake popular in the United States composed of crab meat and various other ingredients such as bread crumbs, milk, mayonnaise, eggs and seasonings.
Noun
crab cake (countable and uncountable, plural crab cakes)
- A type of fishcake popular in the United States composed of crab meat and various other ingredients such as bread crumbs, milk, mayonnaise, eggs and seasonings.
- “I have to say, without pause, it was one of the most profound, important days of my life,” Ms. Witherspoon told the Bagger in October at a fancy New York restaurant, between sips of cappuccino and bites of crab cake.2014 December 1, Cara Buckley, “Reese Witherspoon’s Personal ‘Wild’ Audience”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Dec...
- I'm cooking crab cakes with arugula and mayonnaise, griddled lamb with rosemary potatoes and buttered spinach, then a trio of desserts.2015, Kate Hardy, Bachelor at Her Bidding
Forms of crab cake
| plural | crab cakes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | crabcake |
Questions about crab cake
- What does crab cake mean?
- Crab cake means a type of fishcake popular in the United States composed of crab meat and various other ingredients such as bread crumbs, milk, mayonnaise, eggs and seasonings.
- What part of speech is crab cake?
- Crab cake is a noun.
- What is the plural of crab cake?
- The plural of crab cake is crab cakes.
Words near crab cake in the dictionary
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