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parkin

UK/ˈpɑːkɪn/

parkin noun: a traditional soft cake of Northern England, usually made with oatmeal and treacle.

parkin: a traditional soft cake of Northern England, usually made with oatmeal and treacle
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Noun (1)

parkin (countable and uncountable, plural parkins)

  1. A traditional soft cake of Northern England, usually made with oatmeal and treacle.

Noun (2)

parkin (usually uncountable, plural parkins)

  1. (usually) A particular protein, mutations in which are associated with Parkinson's disease.

Proper noun capitalized: Parkin

Parkin

  1. A surname transferred from the given name.
  2. A minor city in Cross County, Arkansas, United States.

Synonyms of parkin

Forms of parkin

Noun
pluralparkins
alternative formperkin
Proper noun
alternative formPerkin

Plural of parkin: parkins

Origin of parkin

From Parkin, a diminutive of Peter.

Clipping of Parkinson.

From a Middle English pet-form of Peter, from Per + -kin.

Phrases with parkin

Questions about parkin

What does parkin mean?
Parkin means a traditional soft cake of Northern England, usually made with oatmeal and treacle.
What part of speech is parkin?
Parkin can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce parkin?
Parkin is pronounced /ˈpɑːkɪn/ (UK).
What is the plural of parkin?
The plural of parkin is parkins.

Words near parkin in the dictionary

  1. parki
  2. parkie
  3. parkier
  4. parkies
  5. parkiest
  6. parkin
  7. parking
  8. parking area
  9. parking areas
  10. parking attendant
  11. parking attendants

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