wedding cake

noun

A decorated cake, often in several tiers and with a model bride and groom, that is cut by the couple as part of a wedding ceremony and distributed to the guests.

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Meanings

nounwedding cake (countable and uncountable, plural wedding cakes)

plural wedding cakes · alternative dated wedding-cake

  1. countableuncountableA decorated cake, often in several tiers and with a model bride and groom, that is cut by the couple as part of a wedding ceremony and distributed to the guests.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna rich cake with two or more tiers and covered with frosting and decorations; served at a wedding reception

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Translations

Bulgarian сва́тбена то́рта
  • сва́тбена то́рта (svátbena tórta)cake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Danish bryllupskage
  • bryllupskagecake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Dutch bruiloftstaart, bruidstaart
  • bruiloftstaartcake used as part of a wedding ceremony
  • bruidstaartcake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Finnish hääkakku
  • hääkakkucake used as part of a wedding ceremony
French gâteau de mariage, pièce montée
  • gâteau de mariagecake used as part of a wedding ceremony
  • pièce montéecake used as part of a wedding ceremony
German Hochzeitstorte
  • Hochzeitstortecake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Hungarian esküvői torta
  • esküvői tortacake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Icelandic brúðarterta, brúðkaupsterta
  • brúðartertacake used as part of a wedding ceremony
  • brúðkaupstertacake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Irish cáca bainise
  • cáca bainisecake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Italian torta nuziale
  • torta nuzialecake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Japanese ウェディングケーキ
  • ウェディングケーキ (wedingu kēki)cake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Korean 웨딩케이크
  • 웨딩케이크 (wedingkeikeu)cake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Latin mustāceus
  • mustāceuscake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Māori keke mārenatanga
  • keke mārenatangacake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Norwegian Bokmål bryllupskake
  • bryllupskakecake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Polish tort weselny
  • tort weselnycake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Portuguese bolo de casamento
  • bolo de casamentocake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Russian сва́дебный торт, сва́дебный пиро́г
  • сва́дебный торт (svádebnyj tort)cake used as part of a wedding ceremony
  • сва́дебный пиро́г (svádebnyj piróg)cake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Scottish Gaelic bonnach-bainnse
  • bonnach-bainnsecake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Spanish tarta de boda, pastel de bodas
  • tarta de bodacake used as part of a wedding ceremony
  • pastel de bodascake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Swedish bröllopstårta
  • bröllopstårtacake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Turkish düğün pastası
  • düğün pastasıcake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Ukrainian весі́льний торт
  • весі́льний торт (vesílʹnyj tort)cake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Welsh cacen briodas
  • cacen briodascake used as part of a wedding ceremony
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“wedding cake.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedding%20cake. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wedding cake,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wedding%20cake.

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