Phrase guide

chiffon cake

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A very light cake made with vegetable oil, eggs, sugar, flour, baking powder, and flavourings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

very light cake

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: cake

History

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 雪芳蛋糕 (syut3 fong1 daan6 gou1) — very light cake
  • Chinese Mandarin: 戚風蛋糕 /戚风蛋糕 (qīfēng dàngāo) — very light cake
  • Finnish: sifonkikakku — very light cake
  • Indonesian: keik sifon — very light cake
  • Japanese: シフォンケーキ (shifon kēki) — very light cake
  • Korean: 시폰 케이크 (sipon keikeu) — very light cake
  • Polish: ciasto szyfonowe — very light cake