SEEDCAKE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does seedcake mean? 

• SEEDCAKE (noun)
  The noun SEEDCAKE has 1 sense:

1. a sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon

  Familiarity information: SEEDCAKE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SEEDCAKE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sweet cake flavored with sesame or caraway seeds and lemon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

seed cake; seedcake

Hypernyms ("seedcake" is a kind of...):

cake (baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat)

Meronyms (substance of "seedcake"):

caraway seed (aromatic seeds of the caraway plant; used widely as seasoning)