birthday cake en · NOUN
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Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A cake, often iced and decorated, made to celebrate a person's birthday.
“I almost ran away.” / “But you didn’t,” Hallie said seriously. / “We stayed for birthday cake.” Portia sat cross-legged on the bed. “Alfonso’s niece was afraid of the candles and Alfonso helped her blow them out.[…]”
2013, Anita Hughes, chapter 20, in Lake Como, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin’s Griffin, →ISBN, page 221:We sit around chatting, with plates of birthday cake on our laps that none of us have got the stomach for.
2015, Claire Douglas, chapter 20, in The Sisters, London: Harper, →ISBN, page 209:
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(US, attributive, countable, often, specifically, uncountable) Any of several kinds of cakes commonly made to celebrate birthdays.
Pat crushed up a package of birthday cake Oreos and sprinkled them over birthday cake ice cream.
- (US, attributive, countable, often, specifically, uncountable) Any of several kinds of cakes commonly made to celebrate birthdays. ▸ A kind of buttery, frosted, vanilla cake.
- (US, attributive, countable, often, specifically, uncountable) Any of several kinds of cakes commonly made to celebrate birthdays. ▸ Confetti cake.
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| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| birthday cakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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birthday boy · birthday party · birthday card · birthday girl · happy birthday · 🎂
Translations (46)
he עוגת יום הולדת \ עוּגַת יוֹם הֻלֶּדֶת (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · gv berreen ruggyree (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · es pastel de cumpleaños (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ms kek hari jadi (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · my မွေးနေ့ကိတ်မုန့် (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · my မွေးနေ့ကိတ် (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ro tort aniversar (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · hu szülinapi torta (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ka საიუბილეო ტორტი (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · nn bursdagskake (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ka სადაბადებისდღეო ტორტი (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · mt kejk t’għeluq sninek (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · id kue ulang tahun (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · da fødselsdagskage (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ru то́рт ко дню рожде́ния (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · et sünnipäevatort (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · es tarta de cumpleaños (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ko 생일 케이크 (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · cy cacen benblwydd (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · vi bánh sinh nhật (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · fr gâteau d'anniversaire (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · cmn 生日蛋糕 (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ka დაბადების დღის ტორტი (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · tr doğum günü pastası (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · de Geburtstagskuchen (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · es torta de cumpleaños (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · fr gâteau de fête (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · it torta di compleanno (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · vi bánh kem (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ja 誕生日ケーキ (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · nb bursdagskake (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · yue 生日蛋糕 (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · hu születésnapi torta (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · kw tesen benn-bloodh (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · el τούρτα γενεθλίων (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ar كَعْكَة عِيد مِيلَاد (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · nl verjaarstaart (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · nl verjaardagstaart (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · fa کیک تولد (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · cy teisen benblwydd (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · fi syntymäpäiväkakku (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · la lībum nātāle (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · ja バースデーケーキ (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · sv födelsedagstårta (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · pt bolo de aniversário (a cake made to celebrate a birthday) · pl tort urodzinowy (a cake made to celebrate a birthday)