κέικ

Greek

Alternative forms

κεκ n (kek) (rare)

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English cake, hence the final consonant [k], not encountered in Greek.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /cei̯k/

Noun

κέικ • (kéik) n (indeclinable) (there is plural κέικς (kéiks), transcription of the English plural)

baked cake of various flavours, but not layers of fillings

See also

γλύκισμα n (glýkisma, “sweet, any kind of dessert”)
compare with: τούρτα f (toúrta, “a cake with elaborate fillings and icing”)

Further reading

κέικ on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^el

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