κέικ

Greek

A typical κέικ.

Alternative forms

• κεκ n (kek) (rare)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cake, hence the final consonant [k], not encountered in Greek.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /cei̯k/

Noun

κέικ • (kéik) n (indeclinable) (there is plural κέικς (kéiks), transcription of the English plural)

1. baked cake of various flavours, but not layers of fillings

See also

• γλύκισμα n (glýkisma, “sweet, any kind of dessert”)

• compare with: τούρτα f (toúrta, “a cake with elaborate fillings and icing”)

Further reading

• κέικ on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el