Belarusian

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Кекс.

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Keks, from English cakes.

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кекс (kjeksm inan (genitive ке́кса, nominative plural ке́ксы, genitive plural ке́ксаў)

  1. (inanimate) sponge cake, sweet bread, muffin

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See also

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References

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  • кекс” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

Chuvash

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Russian кекс (keks).

Noun

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кекс (keks) (plural кекссем) 

  1. cake
    Synonym: торт (tort)

Further reading

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  • кекс”, in Электронлă сăмахсар[1] (overall work in Russian and Chuvash), 1996.

Macedonian

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кекс (keksm

  1. biscuit, cookie

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Russian

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Russian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Кекс

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Keks, from English cakes.

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Noun

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кекс (keksm inan or m anim (genitive ке́кса, nominative plural ке́ксы, genitive plural ке́ксов)

  1. (inanimate) sponge cake, sweet bread
  2. (slang, animate, rare) dude, guy
    Synonyms: кре́ндель (kréndelʹ), чува́к (čuvák)
  3. (euphemistic, inanimate) sex

Usage notes

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  • The words кекс (keks), пиро́жное (piróžnoje), and торт (tort) all translate to “cake” in English, but have distinct usages in Russian:
    • кекс (keks) is a sponge cake or a sweet bread (e.g. a marble cake);
    • пиро́жное (piróžnoje) is any type of small cake or pastry sized for one individual (e.g. a petit four);
    • торт (tort) is a multi-layered cake, typically large enough to serve multiple people (e.g. a birthday cake).

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Descendants

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  • Chuvash: кекс (keks)
  • Crimean Tatar: keks
  • Yiddish: קעקס (keks)

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Keks, from English cakes.

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ке̏кс m (Latin spelling kȅks)

  1. cookie (US), biscuit (UK)
    Synonym: бѝсквӣт
  2. cracker

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Ukrainian

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  • Audio:(file)

IPA(key): [kɛks]

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кекс (keksm inan (genitive ке́кса, nominative plural ке́кси, relational adjective ке́ксовий, diminutive ке́ксик)

  1. (inanimate) sponge cake, muffin

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References

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  кекс on the Ukrainian Wikipedia.Wikipedia uk