genoise vs cake

genoise and cake both are nouns.

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

As nouns, cake is a hypernym of genoise; that is, cake is a word with a broader meaning than genoise:

genoise: rich and delicate Italian sponge cake
cake: baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat

genoise (noun)	cake (noun)
rich and delicate Italian sponge cake	a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
	baked goods made from or based on a mixture of flour, sugar, eggs, and fat
	small flat mass of chopped or ground food

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