Welsh cake

/ˈwɛlʃ ˌkeɪk/

noun

A traditional sweet griddle-baked Welsh flatbread with dried fruit and sometimes spices.

Meanings

nounWelsh cake (plural Welsh cakes)

plural Welsh cakes · alternative Welshcake

  1. A traditional sweet griddle-baked Welsh flatbread with dried fruit and sometimes spices.

    Synonyms: bakestone, girdle scone

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA traditional sweet griddle-baked Welsh flatbread with dried fruit and sometimes spices.

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Origin

Translations

Arabic الكعك الويلزي
  • الكعك الويلزي (al-kaʕk al-wēlzi)sweet griddle-baked flatbread
Chinese Mandarin 威爾斯蛋糕 /威尔斯蛋糕, 威爾士蛋糕 /威尔士蛋糕
  • 威爾斯蛋糕 /威尔斯蛋糕 (Wēi'ěrsī dàngāo)sweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • 威爾士蛋糕 /威尔士蛋糕 (Wēi'ěrshì dàngāo)sweet griddle-baked flatbread
French gâteau gallois
  • gâteau galloissweet griddle-baked flatbread
Japanese ウェルシュケーキ
  • ウェルシュケーキ (werushukēki)sweet griddle-baked flatbread
Korean 웰시 케이크
  • 웰시 케이크 (welsi keikeu)sweet griddle-baked flatbread
Persian کیک ولزی
  • کیک ولزی (keyk velzi)sweet griddle-baked flatbread
Punjabi ਵੇਲਜ਼ ਕੇਕ
  • ਵੇਲਜ਼ ਕੇਕ (velaz kek)sweet griddle-baked flatbread
Russian валлийская лепёшка, валлийская оладья
  • валлийская лепёшка (vallijskaja lepjóška)sweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • валлийская оладья (vallijskaja oladʹja)sweet griddle-baked flatbread
Spanish pastel galés, torta galesa
  • pastel galéssweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • torta galesasweet griddle-baked flatbread
Welsh cacen fach, cacen gri
  • cacen fachsweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • cacen grisweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • pic ar y maensweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • picau bachsweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • picensweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • picen ar y maensweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • picen fachsweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • teisen grisweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • teisen radellsweet griddle-baked flatbread
  • Welsh cêcsweet griddle-baked flatbread

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Welsh cake. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welsh%20cake

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