"sponge cake" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-us-sponge_cake.ogg Forms: sponge cakes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sponge cake (countable and uncountable, plural sponge cakes)
  1. A light, soft, baked dessert (commonly layered with cream and jam) that is typically made with flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, and has a firm, yet well aerated structure, similar to that of a sea sponge. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries Synonyms: spongecake Related terms: chiffon cake, genoise, pound cake Translations (type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure): pandispanjë [feminine] (Albanian), كَعْكَة إسْفَنْجِيَّة (alt: kaʕka(t) ʔisfanjiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), բիսկվիթ (biskvitʻ) (Armenian), bizcuechu [masculine] (Asturian), bizcochu [masculine] (Asturian), bizkotxo (Basque), біскві́т (biskvít) [masculine] (Belarusian), пандишпа́н (pandišpán) [masculine] (Bulgarian), pa de pessic [masculine] (Catalan), bescuit [masculine] (Catalan), 海綿蛋糕 (Chinese Cantonese), 海绵蛋糕 (hoi² min⁴ daan⁶ gou¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 海綿蛋糕 (Chinese Mandarin), 海绵蛋糕 (hǎimián dàngāo) (Chinese Mandarin), biscuitgebak [neuter] (Dutch), spongkuko (Esperanto), spongokuko (Esperanto), keeks (Estonian), sokerikakku (Finnish), sponge cake [masculine] (French), génoise [feminine] (French), biscoito [masculine] (Galician), bolo esponxoso [masculine] (Galician), bica [feminine] (Galician), Biskuit [neuter] (German), Biskuitkuchen [masculine] (German), Biskuitmasse [feminine] (German), παντεσπάνι (pantespáni) [neuter] (Greek), עוּגַת סְפוֹג (ugát s'fog) [feminine] (Hebrew), piskóta (Hungarian), svampterta [feminine] (Icelandic), kue sponge (Indonesian), císte spúinse [masculine] (Irish), pandispagna [masculine] (Italian), pan di Spagna [masculine] (Italian), スポンジケーキ (suponji kēki) (Japanese), スポンジ生地 (suponji kiji) (alt: スポンジきじ) (Japanese), бисквит (biskvit) (Kazakh), 스펀지 케이크 (seupeonji keikeu) (Korean), biskvitas [masculine] (Lithuanian), пандишпа́н (pandišpán) [masculine] (Macedonian), sukkerbrød [neuter] (Norwegian Bokmål), sukkerbrød [neuter] (Norwegian Nynorsk), کیک اسفنجی (keyk-e esfanji) (Persian), biszkopt [masculine] (Polish), ciasto biszkoptowe [neuter] (Polish), biskwit [masculine] (Polish), pão de ló [masculine] (Portuguese), pão-de-ló [masculine] (Portuguese), bolo esponjoso [masculine] (Portuguese), chec [neuter] (Romanian), pandișpan [neuter] (Romanian), бискви́т (biskvít) [masculine] (Russian), bizcocho [masculine] (Spanish), sockerkaka [common-gender] (Swedish), เค้กฟองน้ำ (kéek fɔɔng-nám) (Thai), สปันจ์เค้ก (sà-bpan kéek) (Thai), สาลี่ (sǎa-lîi) (english: Thai-specific) (Thai), pandispanya (Turkish), sünger kek (Turkish), біскві́т (biskvít) [masculine] (Ukrainian), біскві́тне ті́сто (biskvítne tísto) [neuter] (Ukrainian), biskvit (Uzbek), bánh bông lan (Vietnamese), teisen sbwnj [feminine] (Welsh), teisen felen [feminine] (Welsh), לעקעך (lekekh) [masculine] (Yiddish), צוקער־לעקעך (tsuker-lekekh) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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  2. (informal, figurative, uncommon) Something that is simple or very easy. Tags: countable, figuratively, informal, uncommon, uncountable
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      "word": "biscuitgebak"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "spongkuko"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "spongokuko"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "keeks"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "sokerikakku"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sponge cake"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "génoise"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biscoito"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bolo esponxoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "bica"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "Biskuit"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Biskuitkuchen"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Biskuitmasse"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "pantespáni",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "παντεσπάνι"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "ugát s'fog",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "עוּגַת סְפוֹג"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "piskóta"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "svampterta"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "kue sponge"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "císte spúinse"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pandispagna"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pan di Spagna"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suponji kēki",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "スポンジケーキ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "スポンジきじ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "suponji kiji",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "スポンジ生地"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "biskvit",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "бисквит"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "seupeonji keikeu",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "스펀지 케이크"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biskvitas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pandišpán",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "пандишпа́н"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sukkerbrød"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "sukkerbrød"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "keyk-e esfanji",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "کیک اسفنجی"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biszkopt"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "ciasto biszkoptowe"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "biskwit"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pão de ló"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "pão-de-ló"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bolo esponjoso"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "chec"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "pandișpan"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "biskvít",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "бискви́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "bizcocho"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "sockerkaka"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "kéek fɔɔng-nám",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "เค้กฟองน้ำ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sà-bpan kéek",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "สปันจ์เค้ก"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "english": "Thai-specific",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "sǎa-lîi",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "สาลี่"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "pandispanya"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "sünger kek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "biskvít",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "біскві́т"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "biskvítne tísto",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "біскві́тне ті́сто"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "biskvit"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "word": "bánh bông lan"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teisen sbwnj"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "teisen felen"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "lekekh",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "לעקעך"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "tsuker-lekekh",
      "sense": "type of soft cake made from flour, sugar, baking powder and eggs, with a spongy structure",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "צוקער־לעקעך"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "sponge cake"
  ],
  "word": "sponge cake"
}

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