picen
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Welsh[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pic (“griddle cake”) + -en.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
picen m (plural picau or pics)
- small round cake, loaf or bun baked on a bakestone or griddle, griddle cake
- Welsh cake
- Synonyms: cacen fach, cacen gri, pic ar y maen, picen, picen fach, teisen gri, teisen radell, Welsh cêc
Usage notes[edit]
There are many terms for Welsh cake in Welsh and the particular word an individual uses will vary from area to area.
Mutation[edit]
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| picen | bicen | mhicen | phicen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References[edit]
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “picen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies