cupcake
/ˈkʌpkeɪk/noun
उच्चारण कप्केक
कपकेक
Basic word
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a small round cake, often with icing on top
कपकेक
- chocolate cupcakes
- The class sold cupcakes to raise money for the trip.
- She decorated each cupcake with pink icing.
+ 1 more example
- A vanilla cupcake was waiting for him on his birthday.
Synonyms muffin fairy cake
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a cupcake / cupcakes (countable)
Cupcake is countable, so say a cupcake, two cupcakes or a box of cupcakes.
'Cupcake' countable है, इसलिए a cupcake, two cupcakes या a box of cupcakes कहें।
- She baked twelve cupcakes for the party.
- Radhika ate a cupcake with her tea.
cupcake + flavour / topping
A noun before cupcake tells the flavour, such as vanilla cupcake, or the topping, such as chocolate cupcake.
Cupcake से पहले का noun उसका स्वाद बताता है, जैसे vanilla cupcake, या ऊपरी परत, जैसे chocolate cupcake।
- The strawberry cupcakes were sold out by noon.
- He ordered a vanilla cupcake with pink icing.
cupcake vs muffin
A cupcake is sweet with icing, while a muffin is less sweet and has no icing, so the two words are not interchangeable.
Cupcake मीठा होता है और उस पर icing होती है, जबकि muffin कम मीठा होता है और उस पर icing नहीं होती, इसलिए दोनों शब्द आपस में बदले नहीं जा सकते।
- A muffin goes well with breakfast, but a cupcake is a dessert.
cupcake as a term of endearment
In informal American speech, cupcake can be a pet name for someone you love; avoid it in exam writing.
अनौपचारिक अमेरिकी बोलचाल में 'cupcake' प्रिय व्यक्ति के लिए स्नेह-सूचक नाम हो सकता है; परीक्षा के लेखन में इससे बचें।
- He called his little daughter cupcake.
- In the film, the grandmother called everyone cupcake.
+Collocations 5
flavour + cupcake
chocolatevanillastrawberrycarrotred velvet
- Chocolate cupcakes are the most popular at birthday parties.
verb + cupcake
bakedecorateiceserveshare
- The children decorated the cupcakes with sprinkles.
cupcake + noun
traycasemixrecipestand
- She followed an easy cupcake recipe from the internet.
measure + of cupcakes
a dozena box ofa tray ofa plate of
- He brought a box of cupcakes for the whole class.
occasion + cupcakes
birthday cupcakeswedding cupcakesChristmas cupcakesparty cupcakes
- Her friends brought Christmas cupcakes to school.
“More examples 7
- Radhika baked cupcakes for her sister's birthday.
राधिका ने अपनी बहन के जन्मदिन के लिए कपकेक बनाए।
- The bakery near the college sells fresh cupcakes every evening.
कॉलेज के पास की बेकरी हर शाम ताज़े कपकेक बेचती है।
- The little boy licked the icing off his cupcake first.
छोटे लड़के ने पहले अपने कपकेक की icing चाट ली।
- We sold homemade cupcakes at the school fair.
हमने स्कूल मेले में घर के बने कपकेक बेचे।
- A cupcake costs less than a slice of the large cake.
एक कपकेक बड़े केक के टुकड़े से कम में आता है।
- The recipe makes twelve small cupcakes from one cup of flour.
यह विधि एक कप आटे से बारह छोटे कपकेक बनाती है।
- A cupcake stall opened outside the metro station last month.
पिछले महीने मेट्रो स्टेशन के बाहर एक कपकेक की दुकान खुली।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ She baked a cupcakes for the picnic.
✓ She baked cupcakes for the picnic.
The article a cannot be used with the plural cupcakes.
Plural 'cupcakes' के साथ article 'a' का प्रयोग नहीं हो सकता।
✗ I ate two cupcake after lunch.
✓ I ate two cupcakes after lunch.
A number above one needs the plural form cupcakes.
एक से अधिक संख्या के साथ plural रूप 'cupcakes' आवश्यक है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
muffin fairy cake
§Grammar and usage
Usage: cupcake is one word.
प्रयोग में cupcake एक शब्द है।