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oatcake

oatcake noun: any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal.

Noun

oatcake (plural oatcakes)

  1. Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal.
    Synonyms:
    oatmeal cake
    1. (Potteries dialect) a Staffordshire oatcake

Synonyms of oatcake

Forms of oatcake

pluraloatcakes

Origin of oatcake

From oat + cake.

Questions about oatcake

What does oatcake mean?
Oatcake means any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal.
What part of speech is oatcake?
Oatcake is a noun.
What is the plural of oatcake?
The plural of oatcake is oatcakes.

Words near oatcake in the dictionary

  1. oat-burners
  2. oat-like
  3. oat-opera
  4. oat-operas
  5. oatbread
  6. oatcake
  7. oatcakes
  8. oateater
  9. oaten
  10. oaten bread
  11. oaten breads

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