cupcake

noun

cup·​cake ˈkəp-ˌkāk How to pronounce cupcake (audio)
: a small cake baked in a cuplike mold

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Food offerings include charcuterie, a cupcake bar and frozen desserts. San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2025 Uncle Lar’s Outpost also offers an eclectic selection of goods, everything from jewelry, candles and local honey to ice cream, cupcakes and ammo. Jennifer Stewart Kornegay, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2025 Specialty cupcakes such as Unicorn Poop (a tradition for April Fools) are at the ready. Julio Ojeda-Zapata, Twin Cities, 29 Mar. 2025 The reel showed Meghan's hands slicing a piping bag with pink frosting and slowly icing yellow cupcakes in a swirling design. Janine Henni, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cupcake

Word History

First Known Use

1828, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cupcake was in 1828

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“Cupcake.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cupcake. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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cupcake

noun
cup·​cake ˈkəp-ˌkāk How to pronounce cupcake (audio)
: a small cake baked in a cup-shaped mold

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