shortcake
English
Etymology
short + cake
Noun
shortcake (countable and uncountable, plural shortcakes)
- 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.
- A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.
French
Etymology
From English shortcake.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʃɔʁt.kɛk/
Noun
shortcake m (plural shortcakes)
- shortcake