English Dictionary

pound cake

名詞

アメリカ英語 可算名詞 不可算名詞 俗語

(US) A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar. / (slang) A term of attraction or desire

日本語の意味

伝統的にバター、卵、小麦粉、砂糖を同量（名目上は1ポンド）使用して作られる、濃厚な黄色いケーキ / （スラング）魅力や欲望の対象となるもの

For dessert, she served a slice of pound cake with fresh berries and whipped cream.

デザートに、彼女はバター、卵、小麦粉、砂糖を等量ずつ使って作ったどっしりとした黄色いケーキの一切れを、新鮮なベリーとホイップクリームを添えて出した。

意味（1）

(US) A dense yellow cake, the traditional recipe for which consists of equal quantities (nominally one pound) of butter, eggs, flour, and sugar.

But when I got to Anita Bryant′s pound cake, I stopped looking. Her recipe is my favorite so far. The cream isn′t quite authentic—real pound cakes are supposed to contain only butter, sugar, eggs and flour—but it does make the cake′s texture meltier.

意味（2）

(slang) A term of attraction or desire

She's a cute little pound cake.

pound cakes （ plural ）