English Explanatory Dictionary

kaak

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a variety of Middle Eastern biscuits and baked goods, usually sweet.

Pronunciation

/kɑːk/

Word forms

kaak ka'k kaʻk ka'ak

Etymology

From Arabic كَعْك (kaʕk, “biscuit, cookie”) and Persian کاک (“biscuit, cookie, cake”). Likely a distant cognate with cake.

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