cupcake

«cupcake» in Mova's school dictionary: a small cake baked in a paper or foil cup, often with… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (cupcake, cupcakes)

meaning for a pupil

A cupcake is a small cake baked in a paper or foil cup, often with icing on top. A dozen cupcakes is 12 cupcakes. tree →

sense in the lessons

maths: a thing baked, sold, shared or eaten; often in trays, boxes or dozens (total = trays × cupcakes each; each = total ÷ people); school: bake sales, birthday treats; everyday life: baking with family, icing and sprinkles; safety: wash hands, oven gloves, check for allergies

examples

• Mom baked 24 cupcakes. tree →
• Each cupcake costs $2. tree →
• She shared 18 cupcakes among 6 friends. tree →
• A tray holds 12 cupcakes. tree →
• We sold cupcakes at the bake sale. tree →
• She put pink icing on each cupcake. tree →
• Let the cupcakes cool before you ice them. tree →
• He brought cupcakes for his birthday. tree →

note

Thing counted; watch the containers (trays, boxes, dozens). Trap: a dozen cupcakes is 12. British English also says «fairy cakes»; Australians say «patty cakes».

In the corpora

• On her last day Maddie gives everyone a cupcake.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «cupcake» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.