SHORTCAKE


Meaning of SHORTCAKE in English

/shawrt"kayk'/ , n.

1. a cake made with a relatively large amount of butter or other shortening.

2. a dessert made of short, sometimes sweetened, biscuit dough baked or split in layers, with a filling or topping of strawberries or other fruit.

[ 1585-95; SHORT + CAKE ]

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