clapbread

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/ˈklæp.bɹɛd//ˈklæp.bɹɛːd/

noun

clapcake

OriginEnglish bread ← Middle English bred ← Old English brēad →
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Meanings

nounclapbread (plural clapbreads)

plural clapbreads

  1. clapcake

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
clapcake

Origin

  1. Englishclap
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewh₁-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*braudą
  4. Proto-West Germanic*braud
  5. Old Englishbrēad
  6. Middle Englishbred
  7. Englishbread
  8. Englishclapbread

From clap + bread.

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Cite this entry
APA

clapbread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapbread

MLA

“clapbread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapbread. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clapbread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clapbread.

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