Meanings
nounmangia-cake (plural mangia-cakes)
plural mangia-cakes · alternative mangia cake
- CanadaderogatoryethnicslurItalian-Canadian slangA person who does not have Italian ancestry.
Origin
Macaronic compound of Italian mangia (“eat”, imperative of mangiare) + cake, literally “cake eater”. Compare Italian mangiapatate, mangiapolenta, mangiarane and similar.
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APA
mangia-cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangia-cake
MLA
“mangia-cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangia-cake. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mangia-cake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mangia-cake.
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