κέικ

Greek

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cake, hence the final consonant [k], not encountered in Greek.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /cei̯k/

Noun

κέικ • (kéikn (indeclinable) (there is plural κέικς (kéiks), transcription of the English plural)

  1. baked cake of various flavours, but not layers of fillings

See also

  • compare with: τούρτα f (toúrta, a cake with elaborate fillings and icing)

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