Alternative forms
kaakku, kakko (dialectal)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kakku, borrowed either from Proto-Norse *ᚲᚨᚲᛟ (*kakō, “cake (of bread)”) or earlier Proto-Germanic *kakǭ; compare modern Swedish kaka and Estonian kakk (“loaf of white bread”).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /ˈkɑkːu/, [ˈkɑ̝kːu]
Rhymes: -ɑkːu
Hyphenation(key): kak‧ku
Noun
kakku
1 cake
syödä ja säästää kakku / pitää kakku ja syödä se ― to have one’s cake and eat it too
2 (figuratively) pie (whole of wealth or resource)
3 Ellipsis of hunajakakku.
4 (slang) bit (prison sentence)
Usage notes
(cake): Tends to refer to larger cakes served in slices. Small, individual cakes tend to be called leivos or pikkuleipä, but may also be called kakku, particularly in compounds.
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