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tea·cake  (tkk)

n.

See tea biscuit.

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teacake [ˈtiːˌkeɪk]

n

(Cookery) Brit a flat cake made from a yeast dough with raisins in it, usually eaten toasted and buttered

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	teacake - flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea tea biscuit cookie, cooky, biscuit - any of various small flat sweet cakes (`biscuit' is the British term) Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	teacake - any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea cake - baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat Sally Lunn - a flat round slightly sweet teacake usually served hot U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA, America, the States, U.S. - North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776

Translations

teacake [ˈtiːkeɪk] n (British) → petit pain aux raisins