plumcake
/ˈplʌmkeɪk/
plumcake noun: a cake made either with dried fruit (such as grapes, currants, raisins or prunes) or with fresh fruit.
Noun
plumcake (countable and uncountable, plural plumcakes)
- A cake made either with dried fruit (such as grapes, currants, raisins or prunes) or with fresh fruit.
- Ellen's mamma was going out to pay a visit, but she left the children a large piece of rich plumcake to divide between them, that they might play at making feasts.1833, Parley's Magazine, volume 1, page 23
- She decided to buy some plumcake but Downes's plumcake had not enough almond icing on top of it so she went over to a shop in Henry Street.1904–1907 (date written), James Joyce, “Clay”, in Dubliners, London: Grant Richards, published June 1914, →OCLC, page 124
Forms of plumcake
| plural | plumcakes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | plum-cake |
| alternative form | plum cake |
Origin of plumcake
From plum + cake.
Questions about plumcake
- What does plumcake mean?
- Plumcake means a cake made either with dried fruit (such as grapes, currants, raisins or prunes) or with fresh fruit.
- What part of speech is plumcake?
- Plumcake is a noun.
- How do you pronounce plumcake?
- Plumcake is pronounced /ˈplʌmkeɪk/.
- What is the plural of plumcake?
- The plural of plumcake is plumcakes.
Words near plumcake in the dictionary
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