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SHORTCAKE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shortcake mean?
• SHORTCAKE (noun)
The noun SHORTCAKE has 1 sense:
1. very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
Familiarity information: SHORTCAKE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("shortcake" is a kind of...):
baking-powder biscuit (leavened with baking powder)
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