CAKEWALK


Meaning of CAKEWALK in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkāk-ˌwȯk ]

noun

Date: 1874

1. : a black American entertainment having a cake as prize for the most accomplished steps and figures in walking

2. : a stage dance developed from walking steps and figures typically involving a high prance with backward tilt

3.

a. : a one-sided contest

b. : an easy task

• cakewalk intransitive verb

• cake·walk·er noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.