cake
/keɪk/noun
उच्चारण केक
केक; टिकिया
Basic word
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[C, U]
a sweet food made from a mixture of flour, eggs, butter, sugar, that is baked in an oven; a flat round mass of something
केक; टिकिया
- a birthday cake
- a cake of soap
- Meena baked a chocolate cake for her brother's birthday.
+ 3 more examples
- Would you like another slice of cake?
- He bought a cake of soap and a towel.
- The cake rose beautifully in the oven.
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§Structures (grammar patterns) 5
cake (countable and uncountable)
A whole cake is countable (a chocolate cake); the substance is uncountable (some cake, a piece of cake).
पूरा केक गणनीय है (a chocolate cake); उसका पदार्थ अगणनीय (some cake, a piece of cake)।
- Mother baked a cake for Radhika's birthday.
- Would you like some cake?
cake of + soap / mud (noun)
A cake can also be a flat block of something solid: a cake of soap.
Cake किसी ठोस चीज़ की चपटी टिकिया भी हो सकता है: a cake of soap।
- She bought a cake of soap from the village shop.
cake sth in / with (verb)
To cover thickly with something that hardens: boots caked in mud.
किसी चीज़ को ऐसी परत से ढक देना जो सूखकर सख़्त हो जाए: boots caked in mud।
- His shoes were caked with mud after the match.
idioms with cake
'A piece of cake' means very easy. 'Have your cake and eat it' means to want both of two incompatible things.
'A piece of cake' का अर्थ बहुत आसान काम है। 'Have your cake and eat it' का अर्थ दो परस्पर विरोधी चीज़ें साथ चाहना है।
- The maths paper was a piece of cake.
- You cannot have your cake and eat it too.
cake in Indian festivals
Cake is cut for birthdays, anniversaries and Christmas in India; plum cake is a Christmas tradition in Kerala and Goa.
भारत में जन्मदिन, सालगिरह और क्रिसमस पर केक काटा जाता है; केरल और गोवा में क्रिसमस पर plum cake की परंपरा है।
- Plum cake is a Christmas tradition in Kerala.
- We cut a cake on every birthday.
+Collocations 5
flavour + cake
chocolatevanillafruitcarrotspongebirthday
- The fruit cake was served with tea.
verb + cake
bakecuticedecorateshareorder
- We cut the cake at midnight.
cake + noun
shopmixtinstandrecipeknife
- She found the recipe in an old cake book.
cake of / with
a cake of soapa slice of cakecaked with muda cake with cream
- He bought a cake with cream and cherries.
cake + occasion
birthday cakewedding cakeChristmas cakeanniversary cake
- The wedding cake had five layers.
“More examples 6
- The class celebrated with a large cake after the results.
परिणाम के बाद कक्षा ने एक बड़े केक के साथ जश्न मनाया।
- Radhika baked her first cake and burnt the edges.
राधिका ने अपना पहला केक बनाया और उसके किनारे जल गए।
- Her boots were caked in mud after the monsoon walk.
मानसून की सैर के बाद उसके जूतों पर कीचड़ की मोटी परत जम गई थी।
- The shop sells cakes without eggs for vegetarian customers.
दुकान शाकाहारी ग्राहकों के लिए बिना अंडे वाले केक बेचती है।
- Passing the quiz was a piece of cake for her.
उसके लिए quiz पास करना बाएँ हाथ का खेल था।
- The bakery sells eggless cakes for guests who prefer them.
बेकरी उन मेहमानों के लिए बिना अंडे के केक बेचती है जो उन्हें पसंद करते हैं।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ He cuts the cake by a knife.
✓ He cuts the cake with a knife.
The instrument takes 'with', not 'by'.
औज़ार के लिए 'with' आता है, 'by' नहीं।
✗ She baked a cake and ate it all by herselves.
✓ She baked a cake and ate it all by herself.
The reflexive for 'she' is 'herself'.
'She' का reflexive रूप 'herself' है।
¶Idioms 1
have your cake and eat it (too)
to have the advantages of sth without its disadvantages; to have both of two things that are not possible together
दोनों हाथों में लड्डू चाहना
- You want a government job but no transfers — you can't have your cake and eat it.
- He wants to save money and spend it too; he can't have his cake and eat it.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
A piece of cake (very easy), have your cake and eat it (too) (enjoy the advantages of two things that cannot exist together), sell like hot cakes (sell quickly in large numbers), the icing on the cake (something extra that makes a good thing even better), take the cake (American, be the most surprising), cakewalk (something very easy).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: a piece of cake (बहुत आसान, बाएँ हाथ का खेल), have your cake and eat it (too) (साथ न रह सकने वाली दो चीज़ों के लाभ एक साथ लेना), sell like hot cakes (जल्दी और बड़ी संख्या में बिकना, हाथों-हाथ बिकना), the icing on the cake (अच्छी चीज़ को और बेहतर बनाने वाला अतिरिक्त, सोने पे सुहागा), take the cake (American, सबसे चौंकाने वाली होना), cakewalk (बहुत आसान चीज़)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
History: 'Let them eat cake' is wrongly attributed to Marie Antoinette and shows indifference to the poor.
इतिहास में 'Let them eat cake' गलती से Marie Antoinette के नाम से जोड़ा जाता है और गरीबों के प्रति उदासीनता दिखाता है।