picen fach
Welsh
Picau bach
Etymology
From picen (“small round cake, griddle cake”) + bach (“small”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌpɪkɛn ˈvaːχ/
Noun
picen fach m (plural picau bach)
- (South Wales) Welsh cake
- Synonyms: cacen fach, cacen gri, pic ar y maen, picen, picen ar y maen, teisen gri, teisen radell, Welsh cêc
Usage notes
There are many terms for Welsh cake in Welsh and the particular word an individual uses will vary from area to area.
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| picen fach | bicen fach | mhicen fach | phicen fach |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||