picen fach

Welsh

Picau bach

Etymology

From picen (“small round cake, griddle cake”) +‎ bach (“small”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpɪkɛn ˈvaːχ/

Noun

picen fach m (plural picau bach)

1. (South Wales) Welsh cake

   Synonyms: cacen fach, cacen gri, pic ar y maen, picen, picen ar y maen, teisen gri, teisen radell, Welsh cêc

Usage notes

There are many terms for Welsh cake in Welsh and the particular word an individual uses will vary from area to area.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
picen fach	bicen fach	mhicen fach	phicen fach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.