"dropcake" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dropcakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} dropcake (countable and uncountable, plural dropcakes)
  1. Alternative form of drop cake Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: drop cake
    Sense id: en-dropcake-en-noun-Eem3cxuS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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