shortcake

See also: Shortcake

English

Etymology

From short +‎ cake.

Pronunciation

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Noun

shortcake (countable and uncountable, plural shortcakes)

1. A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
2. A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
3. (UK) Synonym of shortbread

Derived terms

• shortcakey
• strawberry shortcake

Descendants

• → French: shortcake
• → German: Shortcake
• → Italian: shortcake
• → Japanese: ショートケーキ (shōtokēki)

Translations

type of cake

• Finnish: murokakku
• Japanese: ショートケーキ (ja) (shōtokēki)
• Polish: kruche ciasto z owocami n

Anagrams

• track shoe, trackshoe

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English shortcake.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɔʁt.kɛk/

Noun

shortcake m (plural shortcakes)

1. shortcake

Further reading

• shortcake on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fr

Italian

Etymology

From English shortcake.

Noun

shortcake m (invariable)

1. shortcake
   • 2017, Susan Elizabeth Phillips, translated by Mariarosa Musco, Cosa ho fatto per amore [What I Did for Love], Leggereditore, →ISBN:

     Vorremmo lo shortcake alle noci pecan con caramello caldo.

     [original: We’ll have the pecan shortcake with hot fudge sauce.]

   • 2017, Chris Kraus, translated by Maria Nadotti, I love Dick, Neri Pozza Editore, →ISBN:

     «[…] Lontani ricordi di cibo: shortcake alle fragole, purè di patate».

     [original: “[…] Distant memories of food: strawberry shortcake, mashed potatoes…”]

   • 2018, Jean C. Joachim, translated by Simona Trapani, L’ultima Chance per L’amore [Love’s Last Chance], Moonlight Books, →ISBN:

     “Ti va un dessert?” le chiese. / “Sono abbastanza piena.” / “Qui fanno la vera shortcake alle fragole. Non ti piacciono le fragole?”

     [original: “How about dessert?” he asked. / “I’m pretty full.” / “They have real strawberry shortcake here. Don’t you love strawberries?”]

Further reading

• shortcake on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it