fruitcake
/ˈfruːtkeɪk/noun
उच्चारण फ़्रूट्केक
फ्रूट केक, मेवे वाला केक
Core word
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[C/U]
a cake containing dried fruit
फ्रूट केक, मेवे वाला केक
- a slice of Christmas fruitcake
- Grandmother baked a rich fruitcake for the Christmas party at our church.
- We ate fruitcake and drank tea on Christmas morning.
+ 2 more examples
- She baked a fruitcake with nuts and raisins.
- The shop sells a small fruitcake for birthdays.
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[C] informal
a person who behaves in a strange or crazy way
सनकी व्यक्ति
- He's a complete fruitcake.
- Everyone at the office thinks the new manager is a bit of a fruitcake.
- Everyone in the office thinks the new manager is a fruitcake.
+ 2 more examples
- Don't listen to that fruitcake, he makes things up.
- She laughed and called her brother a fruitcake.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
fruitcake (countable and uncountable noun)
Fruitcake is a rich cake with dried fruit. It is uncountable for the food (some fruitcake) and countable for one whole cake (a fruitcake).
'Fruitcake' सूखे मेवों वाला भारी केक है। भोजन के रूप में अगणनीय (some fruitcake) और पूरे एक केक के लिए गणनीय (a fruitcake) है।
- Radhika cut a slice of fruitcake for each guest.
- My aunt bakes a fruitcake every Christmas.
fruitcake (informal, a strange person)
In informal speech a fruitcake is a person who behaves in a strange or foolish way. It is mildly rude, so avoid it in formal writing.
अनौपचारिक बोलचाल में 'fruitcake' अजीब या मूर्खतापूर्ण व्यवहार करने वाले व्यक्ति को कहते हैं। यह थोड़ा अशिष्ट है, इसलिए औपचारिक लेखन में न लिखें।
- He is a bit of a fruitcake, but everyone likes him.
(as) nutty as a fruitcake
This idiom means completely crazy. It is informal and humorous, and used with is or seems.
इस मुहावरे का अर्थ है बिल्कुल पागल; यह अनौपचारिक और हास्यपूर्ण है और 'is' या 'seems' के साथ आता है।
- Her uncle is as nutty as a fruitcake, but he tells wonderful stories.
fruitcake + noun
Fruitcake can come before another noun, as in fruitcake recipe.
'Fruitcake' किसी दूसरे noun से पहले आ सकता है, जैसे 'fruitcake recipe'।
- The fruitcake recipe uses raisins, cherries and cashews.
+Collocations 5
adjective + fruitcake
richmoistdarkhomemadeChristmastraditional
- A rich, dark fruitcake is a Christmas tradition in many homes.
verb + fruitcake
bakeslicesoakservewrap
- Radhika soaked the dried fruit in orange juice before baking the fruitcake.
fruitcake + ingredient
raisinscherrieswalnutscashewscandied peel
- The fruitcake was full of raisins and cashews.
piece of fruitcake
slicechunkloafwedgesquare
- He took a slice of fruitcake with his tea.
fruitcake in informal talk
a bit of acompleteharmlesseccentricnutty
- He may be a harmless fruitcake, but he is kind.
“More examples 5
- Every year the bakery on our street sells fruitcake in December.
हर साल हमारी गली की बेकरी दिसंबर में fruitcake बेचती है।
- The fruitcake was so heavy that it took two people to carry it.
fruitcake इतना भारी था कि उसे उठाने में दो लोग लगे।
- Do not call your colleague a fruitcake; it is rude.
अपने सहकर्मी को fruitcake मत कहो; यह अशिष्ट है।
- She makes a fruitcake with plenty of dried fruit and nuts.
वह ढेर सारे सूखे फलों और मेवों के साथ fruitcake बनाती है।
- The old professor is as nutty as a fruitcake, but a brilliant teacher.
बूढ़े प्रोफेसर बिल्कुल सनकी हैं, पर बहुत अच्छे शिक्षक हैं।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He is as nutty like a fruitcake.
✓ He is as nutty as a fruitcake.
The comparison pattern is as ... as, not as ... like.
तुलना का ढाँचा 'as ... as' है, 'as ... like' नहीं।
¶Idioms 1
(as) nutty as a fruitcake
behaving in a very strange or crazy way
बिल्कुल सनकी
- Her uncle is as nutty as a fruitcake.