cake vs genoise

genoise vs cake

cake and genoise both are nouns.

cake is a verb but genoise is not a verb.

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

As nouns, genoise is a hyponym of cake; that is, genoise 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
genoise: rich and delicate Italian sponge cake

Other hyponyms of cake include applesauce cake, 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, 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)	genoise (noun)
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)	rich and delicate Italian sponge cake
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)	genoise (verb)
form a coat over

Difference between cake and genoise

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