cakewalk

cake·walk  (kkwôk)

n.

1. Something easily accomplished: Winning the race was a cakewalk for her.

2. A 19th-century public entertainment among African Americans in which walkers performing the most accomplished or amusing steps won cakes as prizes.

3.

a. A strutting dance, often performed in minstrel shows.

b. The music for this dance.

intr.v. cake·walked, cake·walk·ing, cake·walks

To perform a strutting dance.

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cakewalker n.

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cakewalk [ˈkeɪkˌwɔːk]

n

1. (Performing Arts / Dancing) a dance based on a march with intricate steps, originally performed by African-Americans with the prize of a cake for the best performers

2. (Music, other) a piece of music composed for this dance

3. Informal an easily accomplished task

vb

(Performing Arts / Dancing) (intr) to perform the cakewalk

cakewalker  n

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cakewalk - Started out as a competitive dance whose winner got a cake as a prize.

See also related terms for prize.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	cakewalk - a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake choreography, stage dancing - a show involving artistic dancing
	2.	cakewalk - an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk" accomplishment, achievement - the action of accomplishing something figure of speech, trope, image, figure - language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
Verb	1.	cakewalk - perform the cakewalk dance           trip the light fantastic, trip the light fantastic toe, dance - move in a pattern; usually to musical accompaniment; do or perform a dance; "My husband and I like to dance at home to the radio"

Translations

cakewalk [ˈkeɪkwɔːk] n

(= dance) → cake-walk

(fig) (= easily accomplished task) → promenade f de santé