teacake
teacake — noun
- teacakesingular
- teacakesplural
1. a small, round bread roll made with dried fruit such as currants or sultanas, ty
a small, round bread roll made with dried fruit such as currants or sultanas, typically split in half, toasted, and eaten warm with butter
Sofia split her teacake in half and spread thick butter on each warm side.
split a teacake + spread butter
Kwame toasted the teacake until the dried fruit inside began to bubble and darken.
toast a teacake
The café served hot teacakes with a pot of strong tea on the side.
Yuki had never tried a buttered teacake before she visited her aunt in Yorkshire.
Fatima pressed the warm teacake gently and watched the butter melt into the golden surface.
- fruit bun
similar but less specific — a fruit bun is not necessarily toasted or buttered
- hot cross bun
a spiced fruit bun marked with a cross, eaten at Easter; a teacake is a year-round food
用法筆記
Common in British English. In the United States, the word 'teacake' usually means a flat cookie or small cake, not a toasted bun.
2. a small, flat, sweet cake or cookie, often made with raisins and served with tea
a small, flat, sweet cake or cookie, often made with raisins and served with tea or as a light snack
Diego's grandmother always kept a tin of homemade teacakes on the kitchen counter.
tin of teacakes
Mei baked a batch of lemon teacakes for the school fundraiser on Saturday.
lemon teacakes
The old recipe book showed a picture of flat, round teacakes dusted with powdered sugar.
Amir bit into the teacake and tasted raisins, nutmeg, and a hint of vanilla.
At the garden party, servers carried trays of tiny teacakes and finger sandwiches.
用法筆記
Common in American English. In Britain, a teacake is a toasted sweet bun with dried fruit — not a cookie.