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rice cake

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A food item made from puffed rice congealed in a wafer, usually circular and palm-sized.

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noun

Meaning 2

A sticky, dense food item made from rice flour, popular in parts of East Asia.

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Central Bikol: ibos — food item made from puffed rice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 米餅 /米饼 (mǐbǐng) — food item made from puffed rice
  • Dutch: rijstwafel — food item made from puffed rice
  • Finnish: riisikakku — food item made from puffed rice
  • French: galette de riz — food item made from puffed rice
  • German: Reiswaffel — food item made from puffed rice
  • Hebrew: פְּרִיכִית — food item made from puffed rice
  • Spanish: torta de arroz — food item made from puffed rice
  • Swedish: riskaka — food item made from puffed rice
  • Welsh: cacen reis — food item made from puffed rice
  • Chinese Mandarin: 年糕 (niángāo) — sticky food item made from rice flour
  • Finnish: riisikakku — sticky food item made from rice flour
  • Kankanaey: diket — sticky food item made from rice flour
  • Korean: 떡 (tteok) — sticky food item made from rice flour
  • Welsh: cacen reis — sticky food item made from rice flour