sugee cake

noun

A soft cake made with semolina flour and a high concentration of egg yolks, part of Eurasian, Malay, and Chinese cuisine.

OriginHindi सूजी ← Urdu سُوجی →
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Meanings

nounsugee cake (countable and uncountable, plural sugee cakes)

plural sugee cakes

  1. countableuncountableA soft cake made with semolina flour and a high concentration of egg yolks, part of Eurasian, Malay, and Chinese cuisine.

Origin

  1. Urduسُوجی
  2. Hindiसूजी
  3. Englishsugee cake

The first element is cognate with English suji, ultimately from Hindi सूजी / Urdu سُوجی (sūjī).

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sugee cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sugee%20cake

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