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cupcake
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cupcake
(noun)
cupcake
/
ˈ
kʌpˌkeɪk/
noun
plural
cupcakes
cupcake
/
ˈ
kʌpˌkeɪk/
noun
plural
cupcakes
Britannica Dictionary definition of CUPCAKE
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count
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:
a very small cake that is baked in a pan shaped like a cup
—
see
picture
at
baking
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