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Madeira cake

Madeira cake noun: a simple cake, rather like a pound cake, with added lemon zest but no fruit; traditionally eaten with a glass of Madeira wine.

Noun

Madeira cake (countable and uncountable, plural Madeira cakes)

  1. A simple cake, rather like a pound cake, with added lemon zest but no fruit; traditionally eaten with a glass of Madeira wine.

Forms of Madeira cake

pluralMadeira cakes

Questions about Madeira cake

What does Madeira cake mean?
Madeira cake means a simple cake, rather like a pound cake, with added lemon zest but no fruit; traditionally eaten with a glass of Madeira wine.
What part of speech is Madeira cake?
Madeira cake is a noun.
What is the plural of Madeira cake?
The plural of Madeira cake is Madeira cakes.

Words near Madeira cake in the dictionary

  1. madefies
  2. madefy
  3. madefying
  4. madeira
  5. Madeira Beach
  6. Madeira cake
  7. Madeira cakes
  8. Madeira nut
  9. Madeira nuts
  10. Madeira petrel
  11. Madeira petrels

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