picen
Welsh edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From pic (“griddle cake”) + -en.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
picen m (plural picau or pics)
- small round cake, loaf or bun baked on a bakestone or griddle, griddle cake
- Welsh cake
- Synonyms: cacen fach, cacen gri, pic ar y maen, picen, picen fach, teisen gri, teisen radell, Welsh cêc
Usage notes edit
There are many terms for Welsh cake in Welsh and the particular word an individual uses will vary from area to area.
Mutation edit
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
| picen | bicen | mhicen | phicen |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “picen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies