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oatcake

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oatmeal cake

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cake

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any of many flat biscuits, or cakes, made from oatmeal.

a Staffordshire oatcake

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: Potteries dialect

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: oatmeal cake

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cake

3

noun

Meaning 3

thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: quick bread

History

Etymology

From oat + cake.

Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • German: Haferkeks — biscuit of cake from oatmeal
  • German: Haferplätzchen — biscuit of cake from oatmeal
  • Irish: arán coirce — biscuit of cake from oatmeal
  • Irish: bonnóg arán coirce — biscuit of cake from oatmeal
  • Irish: briosca coirce — biscuit of cake from oatmeal
  • Irish: císte aráin choirce — biscuit of cake from oatmeal
  • Irish: sruán coirce — biscuit of cake from oatmeal
  • Polish: ciasteczko owsiane — biscuit of cake from oatmeal
  • Scottish Gaelic: aran-coirce — biscuit of cake from oatmeal
  • Ukrainian: корж (korž) — biscuit of cake from oatmeal