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 | |||
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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