friedcake

IPA/ˈfraɪd.keɪk/
IPA/ˈfraɪd.keɪk/

friedcake — noun

  • friedcakesingular
  • friedcakesplural

1. a small sweet cake made from dough and cooked in hot oil, usually shaped like a

1.noun
Definition

a small sweet cake made from dough and cooked in hot oil, usually shaped like a ring

Example

At the fair, Theo bought a hot friedcake covered with sugar.

buy a friedcake at a fair

The cafe served friedcakes with coffee after the morning market ended.

serve friedcakes with coffee

Common collocations
  • hot friedcake
  • homemade friedcake
  • friedcake with jam
  • make friedcakes
  • eat a friedcake
Synonyms
  • doughnut

    the most common general word for this kind of sweet, especially when it has a hole in the middle

  • donut

    usually the same food as doughnut, but this shorter spelling is common in North America

  • cruller

    a more specific fried pastry, often twisted or ridged, so it is narrower than friedcake

Grammar Patterns

buy a friedcake

make friedcakes

serve friedcakes with coffee

Usage Note

Often used for plain homemade or fairground sweets rather than fancy bakery items. In many modern contexts, doughnut or donut is the more usual everyday word for the ring-shaped version.

Common Mistakes

I bought two friedcake.
I bought two friedcakes.
Use the plural form when you mean more than one item.

Synonym discussion

Sense: noun/1

Friedcake is a broad, slightly old-fashioned or regional word for a small sweet cake made by frying dough in oil. Doughnut is the safest everyday choice in modern English and is the word most learners will hear most often. Donut usually means exactly the same thing, but it is the shorter spelling that is common in North America and in shop names. Cruller is narrower, referring to a more specific kind of fried pastry, often twisted or lighter in texture. Fritter is broader, because it can be sweet or savoury and may contain fruit or other ingredients. A bakery may sell doughnuts, while a church fair might advertise homemade friedcakes.

doughnut ↗donut ↗crullerfritter

Common collocations

Nouns

  • hot friedcake
  • homemade friedcake
  • sugar-covered friedcake

Phrases

  • buy a friedcake
  • make friedcakes
  • serve friedcakes with coffee

Prepositions

  • friedcake with jam

Etymology

English

Friedcake is a transparent English compound. Fried names the cooking method, and cake names the small sweet food. The word developed to describe a cake-like treat cooked in hot oil instead of baked in an oven.