cupcake
pronunciation
How to pronounce cupcake in British English:
UK [ˈkʌpkeɪk]
How to pronounce cupcake in American English:
US [ˈkʌpˌkek]
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- Noun:
- small cake baked in a muffin tin
Word Origin
- cupcake (n.)
- 1828, American English, from cup (n.) + cake (n.), probably from the cups they are baked in, but possibly from the small measures of ingredients used to make them. Meaning "attractive young woman" is recorded from 1930s, American English.
Example
- 1. I 'm craving carrot cupcakes at american cupcake . " "
- 2. Is that a cupcake or a muffin ?
- 3. Where ms cupcake leads , others can follow .
- 4. If it 's still runny , it 's not a cupcake .
- 5. What do you want , a cupcake ?