кекс — meaning in English
keks
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English meaning
- cake noun A sweet baked dessert made from flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients.
- cupcake noun A small individual cake, usually baked in a paper or foil cup and topped with icing.
- fruitcake noun A dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.
- muffin noun A small, cake-like baked good, often eaten for breakfast, that can be sweet (blueberry, chocolate chip) or savoury (bran, corn).
Senses
кекс is used for these senses in English:
- cake A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
- cupcake A small cake baked in a usually paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
- fruitcake A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
- muffin A cupcake-shaped baked good (for example of cornbread, banana bread, or a chocolate dough), sometimes glazed but typically without frosting, eaten especially for breakfast (in contrast to a cupcake, which is a dessert).
cake — full definition
- noun A sweet baked dessert made from flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients.
- verb To coat something thickly, or to harden into a solid crusted layer.
cupcake — full definition
- noun A small individual cake, usually baked in a paper or foil cup and topped with icing.
- noun Informal: a soft or easily beaten opponent, or someone seen as weak.