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mangia-cake

/ˈmæn.d͡ʒə keɪk/

mangia-cake noun: a person who does not have Italian ancestry.

Noun

mangia-cake (plural mangia-cakes)

  1. (Canada, derogatory, ethnic, slur, Italian-Canadian slang) A person who does not have Italian ancestry.

Forms of mangia-cake

pluralmangia-cakes
alternative formmangia cake

Origin of mangia-cake

Macaronic compound of Italian mangia (“eat”, imperative of mangiare) + cake, literally “cake eater”. Compare Italian mangiapatate, mangiapolenta, mangiarane and similar.

Questions about mangia-cake

What does mangia-cake mean?
Mangia-cake means a person who does not have Italian ancestry.
What part of speech is mangia-cake?
Mangia-cake is a noun.
How do you pronounce mangia-cake?
Mangia-cake is pronounced /ˈmæn.d͡ʒə keɪk/.
What is the plural of mangia-cake?
The plural of mangia-cake is mangia-cakes.

Words near mangia-cake in the dictionary

  1. Manghams
  2. manghir
  3. manghirs
  4. mangia cake
  5. mangia cakes
  6. mangia-cake
  7. mangia-cakes
  8. Mangiaracina
  9. Mangiaracinas
  10. mangie
  11. mangier

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