cake vs chocolate cake

chocolate cake vs cake

cake and chocolate cake both are nouns.

cake is a verb but chocolate cake is not a verb.

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

As nouns, chocolate cake is a hyponym of cake; that is, chocolate 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
chocolate cake: cake containing chocolate

Other hyponyms of cake include applesauce cake, baba, birthday cake, cheesecake, chiffon 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)	chocolate cake (noun)
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)	cake containing chocolate
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)	chocolate cake (verb)
form a coat over

Difference between cake and chocolate cake

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