shortcake

English

Etymology

short +‎ cake

Noun

shortcake (countable and uncountable, plural shortcakes)

  1. A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda.
  2. A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit.

French

Etymology

From English shortcake.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʃɔʁt.kɛk/

Noun

shortcake m (plural shortcakes)

  1. shortcake
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