cake vs applesauce cake

applesauce cake vs cake

cake and applesauce cake both are nouns.

cake is a verb but applesauce cake is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cake	Yes	No	Yes	No
applesauce cake	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, applesauce cake is a hyponym of cake; that is, applesauce cake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than cake:

cake: baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
applesauce cake: moist spicy cake containing applesauce

Other hyponyms of cake include baba, birthday cake, cheesecake, chiffon cake, chocolate cake, coconut cake, coffee cake, coffeecake, crumb cake, crumpet, cupcake, Eccles cake, fruitcake, gateau, sponge cake, bridecake, wedding cake, white cake, spice cake, gingerbread, pound cake, layer cake, torte, petit four, prune cake, jumbal, jumble, savarin, Boston cream pie, skillet cake, upside-down cake, honey cake, marble cake, genoise, seed cake, seedcake, teacake, biscuit, cookie, cooky, friedcake, battercake, flannel-cake, flannel cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hot cake, hotcake, pancake, waffle, rock cake, Victoria sandwich, Victoria sponge, makagigi.

cake (noun)	applesauce cake (noun)
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)	moist spicy cake containing applesauce
baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
small flat mass of chopped or ground food

cake (verb)	applesauce cake (verb)
form a coat over

Difference between cake and applesauce cake

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