carrot cake
English
Etymology
The Singaporean sense arises from a confusion between Min Nan 菜頭/菜头 (chhài-thâu, “radish”) and 紅菜頭/红菜头 (âng-chhài-thâu, “carrot”, literally “red radish”).
Noun
carrot cake (countable and uncountable, plural carrot cakes)
- A sweet cake, often iced, containing grated carrot.
- (Singapore) turnip cake (a savoury cake containing radish, usually stir-fried)
Translations
sweet cake
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