デコレーションケーキ

Japanese

Alternative forms

  • デコレーション・ケーキ (dekorēshon kēki)

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from decoration +‎ cake.

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) コレーションケーキ [dèkórééshóń kéꜜèkì] (Nakadaka – [7])[1][2]
  • IPA(key): [de̞ko̞ɾe̞ːɕo̞ŋ ke̞ːkʲi]

Noun

デコレーションケーキ • (dekorēshon kēki

  1. A sponge cake decorated with various ingredients such as whipped cream, chocolate and assorted fruits.

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (1995), 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN