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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
teacake
noun
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▪ Jack skulked behind his newspaper and watched the girl as her parents ordered tea and teacakes.
▪ Sally Lunns, a light sweet teacake containing sultanas or currants, served hot and eaten with butter.
▪ That looks like Otley standing behind the teacakes.
▪ Tunnock's teacakes and Bourbon creams were spread on a plate.
Wiktionary
teacake

n. 1 (context British English) A flat, round bread bun, usually containing currants, sultanas or peel and often served toasted and buttered with tea. 2 (context US English) A traditional cookie. 3 (context Australia English) A sweet cake, sometimes sprinkled with cinnamon and caster sugar, often served warm.

WordNet
teacake
  1. n. flat semisweet cookie or biscuit usually served with tea [syn: tea biscuit]

  2. any of various small cakes or cookies often served with tea

Wikipedia
Teacake

A teacake in England is a light yeast-based sweet bun containing dried fruit, typically served toasted and buttered. In the U.S. teacakes can be cookies or small cakes. In Sweden they are soft round flat wheat breads made with milk and a little sugar, and used to make sandwiches, with butter, and for example ham and/or cheese. In India and Australia a teacake is more like a sponge cake. Tea refers to the popular beverage which these baked goods are an accompaniment to.

Usage examples of "teacake".

In the past few tendays, Martin had learned to pick up a few of the subtle odors of individual braids, even giving some of them code names: Teacake, Almond Breath, Kimchee, Vinegar.