carcake en · NOUN
Etymology
From care + cake. Compare Scots caurcake, kercake.
Meanings
- A traditional Scottish delicacy, a sort of cake made from the milk of a newly-calved cow mixed with oatmeal, associated with Shrove Tuesday.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| car-cake | Scotland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| carecake | alternative | lexicographic | |
| kercaik | Scotland, alternative | lexicographic | |
| carcakes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| caarcake | Scotland, alternative | lexicographic |