DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE

Meaning of DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE in English

noun

also devil's food

Etymology: so called from the contrast in color with angel food cake

: a rich dark chocolate cake

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — noun Date: 1905 a rich chocolate cake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — a rich chocolate cake. [ 1900-05, Amer.; modeled on ANGEL FOOD CAKE ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — n. dark chocolate cake
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — Date: 1905 : a rich chocolate cake
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — Function: noun Date: 1905 : a rich chocolate cake
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — ■ noun chiefly N. Amer. a rich chocolate cake.
Concise Oxford English vocab
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — [devil's food cake] n (1905): a rich chocolate cake
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — ˈdevil’s food ˌcake BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] American English a type of chocolate cake
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — кул шоколадный торт "пища дьявола" Назван так по контрасту с тортом "пища ангелов" [angel food cake]; весьма калорийное блюдо
DEVIL'S FOOD CAKE — кул. шоколадный торт "пища дьявола" Назван так по контрасту с тортом "пища ангелов" [angel food cake]; весьма калорийное блюдо
FOOD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Food and Drug Administration food chain food poisoning food preservation {{link=World Food Programme">World Food …
Английский словарь Британика
DEVIL — I Spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used to refer to demon s, the term more often designates the …
Английский словарь Британика
DEVIL
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CAKE — I. ˈkāk noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old English cœcil small cake, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOD — ˈfüd sometimes ˈfu̇d noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English fode, from Old English fōda; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOOD — — foodless , adj. — foodlessness , n. /foohd/ , n. 1. any nourishing substance that is eaten, drunk, or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEVIL — /dev"euhl/ , n. , v. , deviled, deviling or ( esp. Brit. ) devilled, devilling . n. 1. Theol. a. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CAKE — — caky, cakey , adj. /kayk/ , n. , v. , caked, caking . n. 1. a sweet, baked, breadlike …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CAKE — I. ˈkāk noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse kaka; akin to Old High German kuocho cake Date: 13th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEVIL — noun an evil spirit; a demon. 2. devil ·noun a very wicked person; hence, any great evil. 3. devil ·noun …
Webster English vocab
CAKE — vi to cackle as a goose. 2. cake ·vi to form into a cake, or mass. 3. cake ·noun a …
Webster English vocab
FOOD — [food] n, often attrib [ME fode, fr. OE foda; akin to OHG fuotar food, fodder, L panis bread, pascere to …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEVIL — (from Greek diabolos, slanderer, or accuser), the spirit or power of evil. Though sometimes used for minor demonic spirits, the …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAKE — in general, any of a variety of breads, shortened or unshortened, usually shaped by the tin in which it is …
Britannica English vocabulary
FOOD — food BrE AmE fuːd § fʊd ▷ foods fuːdz § fʊdz ▶ ˈ food chain BrE AmE ▶ ˈ food …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
FOOD — / fuːd; NAmE / noun 1. [ U ] things that people or animals eat : a shortage of food …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — / ˈdevl; NAmE / noun 1. the Devil ( in the Christian, Jewish and Muslim religions ) the most powerful …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAKE — / keɪk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] a sweet food made from …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOOD — food S1 W1 /fuːd/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: foda ] 1 . [uncountable and countable] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEVIL — dev ‧ il S3 /ˈdev ə l/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ; Origin: deofol , from Greek …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CAKE — I. cake 1 S2 W3 /keɪk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old Norse ; Origin: kaka ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOOD — n. 1 a nutritious substance, esp. solid in form, that can be taken into an animal or a plant to …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CAKE — n. & v. --n. 1 a a mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven. b a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
FOOD — n. 1 a nutritious substance, esp. solid in form, that can be taken into an animal or a plant to …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DEVIL — n. & v. n. 1 (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CAKE — n. & v. n. 1 a a mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven. b a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
FOOD — n.1 a nutritious substance, esp. solid in form, that can be taken into an animal or a plant to maintain …
Oxford English vocab
DEVIL — n. & v. --n. 1. (usu. the Devil) (in Christian and Jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; Satan. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
CAKE — n. & v. --n. 1. a a mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven. b a …
Oxford English vocab
FOOD — ( foods) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. Food is what people …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEVIL — ( devils) 1. In Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Devil is the most powerful evil spirit. = Satan N-PROPER : …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CAKE — ( cakes) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A cake is a …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOOD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a debt/food/housing etc crisis ▪ The failure of the crop this year will create a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEVIL
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CAKE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a birthday cake ▪ She had a birthday cake with 21 silver candles on …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
FOOD — [noun] - (an example of) the things that are eaten by people and animals, or used by plants, so that …
Cambridge English vocab
DEVIL — [noun] [C] - an evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and hornsHieronymus Bosch was a …
Cambridge English vocab
FOOD — n. Food and Agriculture Organization Food and Drug Administration food chain food poisoning food preservation World Food Programme
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CAKE — Synonyms and related words : Boston cream pie, angel cake, angel food cake, baked Alaska, bar, block, body, bun, candy, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
DEVIL
Slang English vocab
FOOD — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ delicious , excellent , good , great , superb , tasty , wonderful ▪ favourite/favorite ▪ decent …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CAKE — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ home-made ▪ moist , rich , sticky ( esp. BrE ) ▪ a rich, moist fruit …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
FOOD — INDEX: 1. food 2. a particular kind of food, or food that has been cooked in a particular way 3. …
Longman Activator English vocab
CAKE
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEVIL
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DEVIL — See: BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA, FULL OF THE OLD NICK or FULL OF THE DEVIL, GIVE …
Словарь английских идиом
FOOD — noun BAD : The child was caught stealing foods. GOOD : The child was caught stealing food. BAD : It …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
FOOD — сущ. 1) пища, питание; еда, корм, провизия to cook, prepare food ≈ готовить еду to heat food, to reheat food …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEVIL
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