English Explanatory Dictionary

heavy cake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cake of Cornish origin, made with flour, lard, butter, milk, sugar, and raisins.

Pronunciation

/ˈhɛvi ˌkeɪk/

Word forms

heavy cake heavy cakes hevva cake

Etymology

Folk-etymological alteration of hevva cake; ultimately from Cornish hedva (“swarm, shoal”).

Synonyms

fuggan
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