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friedcake

friedcake

6.8
A small sweet cake fried in hot oil like a donut
  • noun
  • /ˈfraɪdkeɪk/
  • US
translation icon : buñuelo
  • My grandmother used to make homemade friedcake every Sunday morning.

Examples

  • He enjoyed a warm friedcake with his cup of coffee at the fair.

  • At the bakery, the friedcake was glazed with sugar and filled with jam.

  • I love a warm friedcake with my coffee.

  • The bakery sells delicious friedcakes every morning.

  • He enjoyed a warm friedcake with his cup of coffee at the fair.

  • My grandmother used to make homemade friedcake every Sunday morning.

  • At the bakery, the friedcake was glazed with sugar and filled with jam.

Synonyms

donut
vsfriedcake
  • US
134 1.0

A small sweet fried cake usually shaped like a ring or filled

is a small fried cake in various shapes and not only sweet
corn fritter
vsfriedcake
  • US
1 2.5

A small fried cake of batter and bits of corn served hot as a snack or side dish

is a small fried cake that can be plain or made without corn
corncake
vsfriedcake
  • US
3.0

A small flat cake made from ground corn, usually fried or baked and served as a side

is deep fried in fat and shaped variously rather than often baked

Surface Forms

friedcake singular
friedcakes plural

Morphology

friedcake = fried + cake (transparent) = fried + cake

Meaning is directly the combination of 'fried' (cooked in fat) + 'cake' (a small sweet cake), so learners who know the parts can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word friedcake comes from fried ('cooked in hot oil') and cake ('a sweet baked treat'), so think of a small cake cooked like a donut. That's why friedcake means a small cake that is deep-fried.