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PRONUNCIATION OF ROCK CAKE

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ROCK CAKE

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Rock cake is a noun.
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WHAT DOES ROCK CAKE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Rock cake

A rock cake, also called a rock bun, is a small, hard fruit cake with a rough surface resembling a rock. Rock cakes originated in Great Britain, where they are a traditional teatime treat, but are now popular in many parts of the world. They were promoted by the Ministry of Food during the Second World War since they require fewer eggs and less sugar than ordinary cakes, an important savings in a time of strict rationing. Traditional recipes bulked them with oatmeal, which was more readily available than white flour.

Definition of rock cake in the English dictionary

The definition of rock cake in the dictionary is a small cake containing dried fruit and spice, with a rough surface supposed to resemble a rock.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ROCK CAKE

rock back on one´s heels
rock band
rock bass
rock boot
rock borer
rock bottom
rock brake
rock bun
rock bunting
rock candy
rock carving
rock chick
rock chopper
rock climb
rock climber
rock climbing
rock cod
rock cress
rock crystal
rock cycle

WORDS THAT END LIKE ROCK CAKE

angel cake
birthday cake
cake
carrot cake
chocolate cake
Christmas cake
coffee cake
cream cake
devil´s food cake
filter cake
fruit cake
layer cake
marble cake
oil cake
piece of cake
potato cake
pound cake
sandwich cake
sponge cake
wedding cake
yellow cake

Synonyms and antonyms of rock cake in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rock cake» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ROCK CAKE

Find out the translation of rock cake to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rock cake from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rock cake» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

岩石蛋糕
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pastel de roca
570 millions of speakers

English

rock cake
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रॉक केक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كعكة الصخور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рок торт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolo de rock
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শিলা পিষ্টক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gâteau de rock
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kek batu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rosinenhäufchen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

岩ケーキ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

바위 케이크
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Roti jajan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh đá
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ராக் கேக்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रॉक केक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kaya kek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

torta di roccia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skała ciasto
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рок торт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

tort stâncă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ροκ κέικ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rock koek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vagga kaka
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rocke kake
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rock cake

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK CAKE»

The term «rock cake» is normally little used and occupies the 144.378 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ROCK CAKE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rock cake

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ROCK CAKE»

Discover the use of rock cake in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rock cake and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Vulgar the Viking and the Rock Cake Raiders
Vulgar is a Viking boy who longs for the glory days of raiding, pillaging and enormous beards.
Odin Redbeard, Sarah Horne, 2012
2
History of Strategic and Ballistic Missile Defense: Volume ...
2) Rock Cake The nodding height finder, Rock Cake, was introduced in 1955 and first deployed in 1956. It was apparently designed to provide accurate altitude readings on modern manned aircraft. Rock Cake was deployed quite rapidly in ...
Barry Leonard, 2011
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Rock Cake
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. A rock cake, also called a rock bun, is a small fruit cake with a rough surface resembling a rock.
Lambert M Surhone, Mariam T Tennoe, Susan F Henssonow, 2011
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Dictionary of the English/Creole of Trinidad & Tobago: On ...
(Inniss 1897:28) ◊ Begging The Governor to order the Food Controller to permit for sale Sweetbread, Pone, Muffins, Belly Full, Gratotan, Rock-Cake, the Quick Chief Food of the Poor Working man. (POSG 16 Jan 1944, in Rohlehr 1990:376)  ...
Lise Winer, 2009
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CAKE! A Comedy Script for Young People
Victoria (pretends to be posh) – TV camera operator, Madeira (Spanish) – TV sound recorder Angel (holier than thou) – TV floor manager (with clapper board) Cliff - Rock Cake One – call me Cliff- Security. Craig - Rock Cake Two – 'call me ...
Jan Watts, 2010
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The Technology of Cake Making
Raspberry buns or coffee buns can also be made from the rock cake mixture, but then they require similar baking to rock cakes. Even less fat and sugar can be used in these goods if the proportion of baking powder and milk is increased.
E.B. Bennion, A.J. Bent, G.S.T. Bamford, 1997
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She is Heavy - She's My Mother
It only required one of us to test the offending substance, before a steady stream of little girls would dutifully pick up a glass of milk and a rock cake, and slowly saunter over to the hedge where we would deposit the entire contents of our glass ...
Jan Carroll, 2012
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CMJ New Music Report
... ALLSTARS OFFSPRING LIT LEN SMASH MOUTH KID ROCK CAKE LIT BUCKCHERRY OLEANDER UNCLE HO GODSMACK FILTER CHEMICAL BROTHERS AMERICAN PIE STAIND MOBY WJRR Maitland FL Dick Sheatz 407.660.5745 ...
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The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink
See also EDINBURGH ROCK. rock cake These perennial ornaments of the English tea table are named rock cakes, or rock buns, after their rough craggy appearance, not, as some examples might lead one to believe, from their consistency.
John Ayto, 2012
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CMJ New Music Report
... RAY OFFSPRING FUEL SILVERCHAIR SHOWOFF KID ROCK CAKE VERVE PIPE G. LOVE & SPECIAL SAUCE AMERICAN PIE OLEANDER GODSMACK LIMP BIZKIT GOO GOO DOLLS DAYS OF THE NEW FILTER COLLECTIVE SOUL ...

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ROCK CAKE»

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1
Skillet Rock Cakes With Goji Berries [Vegan]
These delicious Skillet Rock Cakes were the result of a batter that was intended to be baked only to discover that the oven was broken. They can be enjoyed ... «One Green Planet, Jun 15»
2
JAN MOIR: Nancy, nothing fancy but steady as a rock cake from day …
Nancy, Nancy, nothing fancy; she was as steady as a rock cake from day one. Yet the 60-year-old grandmother from Lincolnshire whipped the blokes like the ... «Daily Mail, Oct 14»
3
Sheffield baker Liz rocks cake contest
Cake baker Liz Laycock at home in Sheffield getting ready to make her next creation. ... Every baker has heard of rock cake – but Sheffield mum Liz Laycock has ... «The Star, Jun 14»
4
VIA bakes a fruitier Rock cake to rival the Brit Raspberry Pi
Computer electronics biz VIA has updated its Raspberry Pi rival APC - a micro-motherboard its maker calls a “bicycle for your mind” - which it brought to market ... «Register, Jan 13»
5
Fancy some rock cake? The stone which is shaped remarkably like …
For this perfectly edible-looking scone will certainly add pounds to you - 435grams to be exact - oh, and it is actually a rock. The strange specimen was found in ... «Daily Mail, Sep 12»
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'Harry Potter' real-world appeal: quidditch leagues and rock cake
Whether it's in fan fiction, quidditch leagues, or searching the galaxy for the perfect – and actually edible – recipe for rock cakes, the legions of Harry Potter lovers ... «Christian Science Monitor, Nov 10»
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Rock cakes
I just love rock cakes. Tea cake comes in first though. 4.5 Pipsmam added this comment at 04:00pm Wed 13th June, 2012. Sooooo delicious and easy, i made ... «Taste.com.au, Nov 06»

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