SHORTCAKE


Meaning of SHORTCAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌkāk ]

noun

Date: 1594

1. : a crisp and often unsweetened biscuit or cookie

2.

a. : a dessert made typically of very short baking-powder-biscuit dough spread with sweetened fruit

b. : a dish consisting of a rich biscuit split and covered with a meat mixture

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