cupcake
English
/ˈkʌpkeɪk/
noun
Definitions
- A small cake baked in a paper container shaped like a cup, often with icing on top.
- (slang) An attractive young woman.
- (slang) A weak or effeminate man.
- (dated)
Etymology
Compound from English cup (trophy, drinking vessel) + English cake.
Origin
English
cake
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Grey Cup English
- Welsh cake English
- acorn cup English
- ash cake English
- ashcake English
- audiocup English
- barmcake English
- battercake English
- beancake English
- beefcake English
- breadcake English
- breakfastcup English
- bridecake English
- buttercup English
- cake English
- cakeage English
- cakebaker English
- cakebox English
- cakecrumb English
- cakehole English
- cakeism English
- cakeless English
- cakelike English
- cakemaker English
- cakemaking English
- cakeman English
- cakepan English
- cakery English
- cakeshop English
- cakestand English
- cakewoman English
- caky English
- cheesecake English
- clapcake English
- coffee cake English
- corncake English
- cup English
- cup-shot English
- cupbearer English
- cupbearing English
- cupboard English
- cupcakery English
- cupful English
- cuphead English
- cupholder English
- cupless English
- cuplike English
- cupmaker English
- cupman English
- cupper English
- cupping English
- cuppy English
- cupster English
- cupsworth English
- cupule English
- cupward English
- cupwise English
- demicup English
- drinking-cup English
- earcup English
- eggcup English
- eyecup English
- filter cake English
- fishcake English
- friedcake English
- fruitcake English
- fuckcake English
- funnel cake English
- goldcup English
- griddlecake English
- hoecake English
- honeycake English
- hotcake English
- kingcup English
- leafcup English
- macrocup English
- minicup English
- mooncake English
- mossycup English
- nubcake English
- nutcake English
- oatcake English
- oilcake English
- oilcup English
- pancake English
- peanut butter cup English
- plumcake English
- potcake English
- seedcake English
- shortcake English
- skullcup English
- sneak-cup English
- soycake English
- suncup English
- supercup English
- tailcup English
- teacake English
- teacup English
- tharcake English
- uncake English
- uncup English
- winecup English
- yellowcake English
- cup Finnish
- Cup German
- Cupcake German
- cake Dutch, Flemish
- cupcake Dutch, Flemish
- cupcakemama Dutch, Flemish
- cake French
- капкейк Russian
- кек Russian
- cake Spanish, Castilian
- cup Norwegian Bokmål
- cup noodles Portuguese
- cup Swedish
- カップ Japanese
- カップケーキ Japanese
- ケーキ Japanese
- cup Norwegian Nynorsk
- cake Middle English
- cuppe Middle English
- kaka Old Norse
- كيك Arabic
- केक Hindi
- คัพเค้ก Thai
- เค้ก Thai
- kapkeyk Cebuano
- keyk Cebuano
- keik Indonesian
- cacen Welsh
- kek Turkish
- keyk Tagalog
- ကိတ်မုန့် Burmese
- kek Albanian
- קאפ Hebrew (modern)
- קאפקייק Hebrew (modern)
- কে’ক Assamese
- máilmmicup Northern Sami
- keki Swahili
- 컵 Korean
- 케이크 Korean
- ikhekhe Zulu
- ikeki Xhosa
- ikeyiki Xhosa
- kap Tok Pisin
- kek Tok Pisin
- ເຄັກ Lao
- keke Maori
- likhekhe Swati
- Koppche Pennsylvania German
- كيكة Hijazi Arabic
- كيكة Gulf Arabic
- keke Fijian
- kek Fiji Hindi
- kèke’éna Taos
- keik Nauru
- kɔpɩ Farefare
- cup
- caky
- cake
- cuppy
- uncup
- eyecup
- cupman
- cupper
- earcup
- eggcup
- uncake
- teacup
- cupful
- cakery
- oilcup
- suncup
- cupule
- cakeman
- leafcup
- cupping
- demicup
- cakeage
- tailcup
- pancake
- potcake
- cupward
- nutcake
- hoecake
- cupless
- cakeism
- cuphead
- teacake
- goldcup
- oilcake
- hotcake
- minicup
- winecup
- oatcake
- cupster
- nubcake
- cakebox
- ashcake
- cuplike
- cupwise
- cakepan
- kingcup
- soycake
- beancake
- clapcake
- cup-shot
- mooncake
- supercup
- fishcake
- skullcup
- cakeless
- barmcake
- fuckcake
- ash cake
- beefcake
- cupmaker
- cakehole
- macrocup
- Grey Cup
- audiocup
- cakelike
- mossycup
- cupboard
- plumcake
- tharcake
- cakeshop
- corncake
- seedcake
- breadcake
- cupholder
- friedcake
- buttercup
- cakebaker
- honeycake
- cakecrumb
- cupsworth
- shortcake
- cupbearer
- cakewoman
- bridecake
- cakestand
- fruitcake
- sneak-cup
- cakemaker
- acorn cup
- cupcakery
- cakemaking
- battercake
- cheesecake
- yellowcake
- cupbearing
- Welsh cake
- funnel cake
- coffee cake
- griddlecake
- filter cake
- drinking-cup
- breakfastcup
- peanut butter cup