shortcake

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun very short biscuit dough baked as individual biscuits or a round loaf; served with sweetened fruit and usually whipped cream

From short + cake.

"I've got a shortcake piano, but none of my family can play on it," he said, reflectively. — The Emerald City of Oz, L. Frank (Lyman Frank) Baum
And as the major bangs up the receiver his face looks like a strawb'ry shortcake just ready to serve. — Torchy and Vee, Sewell Ford
He had told Susan that he had never tasted anything like her strawberry shortcake and Susan’s susceptible heart was his forever. — Anne's House of Dreams, L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery

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