seedcake
US/ˈsidˌkeɪk/
seedcake noun: the residue of pressing oil from seeds.
Noun
seedcake (countable and uncountable, plural seedcakes)
- The residue of pressing oil from seeds.
- A sweet cake, cookie or cracker containing aromatic seeds, especially caraway.
- Remember thou therefore, though I do it not,
The seed-cake, the pasties, and furmenty pot1557 February 13 (Gregorian calendar), Thomas Tusser, A Hundreth Good Pointes of Husbandrie, London: […] Richard Tottel, →OCLC; republished London: […] Robert Triphook, […], and William Sancho, […]... - Softly she gave me in my mouth the seedcake warm and chewed. Mawkish pulp her mouth had mumbled sweetsour of her spittle. Joy: I ate it: joy.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[8]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
- Remember thou therefore, though I do it not,
seedcake meaning in Bengali
seedcake in Bengali
- একটি মিষ্টি কেক, বিস্কুট, ক্র্যাকার যাতে সুগন্ধি বীজ
Forms of seedcake
| plural | seedcakes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | seed-cake |
| alternative form | seed cake |
Origin of seedcake
From seed + cake.
Questions about seedcake
- What does seedcake mean?
- Seedcake means the residue of pressing oil from seeds.
- What is seedcake in Bengali?
- Seedcake in Bengali is একটি মিষ্টি কেক, বিস্কুট, ক্র্যাকার যাতে সুগন্ধি বীজ. See Seedcake meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is seedcake?
- Seedcake is a noun.
- How do you pronounce seedcake?
- Seedcake is pronounced /ˈsidˌkeɪk/ (US).
- What is the plural of seedcake?
- The plural of seedcake is seedcakes.
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