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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)
cake
/keɪk/
noun1 of 2
a sweet baked food made from flour, eggs, fat, and sugar
- “She added a layer of cream between the cake layers.”Tatoeba
- “There's enough cake left for everyone to have another piece.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
Coat (something) with a crust of solid material.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)