"teacake" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-teacake.ogg [Australia] Forms: teacakes [plural]
Etymology: tea + cake Etymology templates: {{compound|en|tea|cake}} tea + cake Head templates: {{en-noun}} teacake (plural teacakes)
  1. (British) A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea. Tags: British Categories (topical): Tea Translations (flat, round bun): Rührkuchen [masculine] (German), císte tae [masculine] (Irish), cáca tae [masculine] (Irish), cáicín tae [masculine] (Irish), keks [masculine] (Polish), tekaka [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-teacake-en-noun-tyat9Qd8 Disambiguation of Tea: 54 7 39 Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 9 38 Disambiguation of 'flat, round bun': 100 0 0
  2. (US) A traditional cookie. Tags: US
    Sense id: en-teacake-en-noun-tCdi44F2 Categories (other): American English
  3. (Australia) A sweet cake, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon and caster sugar, often served warm. Tags: Australia Categories (topical): Cakes and pastries
    Sense id: en-teacake-en-noun-ms0gfKiU Disambiguation of Cakes and pastries: 41 5 54 Categories (other): Australian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: chocolate teacake Related terms: tea break, coffee cake, crumpet, muffin

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