wedding cake
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈwɛdɪŋ keɪk/
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pastel de boda
- The beautiful wedding cake was adorned with fresh flowers and delicate sugar figurines.
- bake a wedding cake
- cut their wedding cake
- decorated a wedding cake
I've chosen to bake my own wedding cake at my own wedding this year.
- I've chosen to bake my own wedding cake at my own wedding this year.
- Hey mom, I'm making a wedding cake today with Easy Bake Cakes.
- Actually, cup of dirt is like blood pudding, but a wedding cake, that's just tiramisu.
Examples
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You want to come cut your wedding cake?
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A piece of the wedding cake.
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You made us put them on our wedding cake.
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Now have you given any thought to what kind of wedding cake you want?
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The shape of the wedding cake is very significant.
Fiction book (2002) -
What kind of wedding cake would you bake me?
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My father had kept their wedding cake in the freezer for ten whole years.
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In slow motion, the camera moves in on Ace and Ginger, standing next to a large wedding cake.
Fiction book (1995) -
We make the finest wedding cakes in the four kingdoms.
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Here came a big, three-tiered wedding cake being wheeled out, its icing thick and white.
Fiction book (1995)
Synonyms
A rich, decorated cake with two or more levels served at a wedding
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Morphology
The meaning 'a cake made for a wedding' is directly and compositionally derived from 'wedding' (the marriage ceremony) + 'cake' (a sweet baked item). This noun-noun compound follows a common, cross-linguistic pattern indicating purpose/type, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Wedding cake comes from the old custom of serving a special, often stacked and decorated cake at a wedding to show joy and share 'good luck'. That's why today wedding cake means a decorated cake made for the wedding celebration.