noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sweet cake or biscuit (crumbly leavened bread) typically made with flour, sugar, salt, butter, milk or cream, and sometimes eggs, and leavened with baking powder or baking soda. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream wordnet
3. 3
   A dessert made with such a cake, typically having layers of cream and fruit. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

cakegateaugingerbreadjumble

Example

More examples

"I associate strawberries with shortcake."

Etymology

From short + cake.

Related phrases

strawberry shortcakebaking powderbaking soda

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