cakewalk
[ keyk-wawk ]
/ ˈkeɪkˌwɔk /
noun
(formerly) a promenade or march, of black American origin, in which the couples with the most intricate or eccentric steps received cakes as prizes.
a dance with a strutting step based on this promenade.
music for this dance.
Informal. something easy, sure, or certain.
verb (used without object)
to walk or dance in or as if in a cakewalk.
Words nearby cakewalk
cake flour, cake kidney, cake makeup, caked breast, cakes and ale, cakewalk, cakra, cakravartin, cal, cal., calaba
OTHER WORDS FROM cakewalk
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British Dictionary definitions for cakewalk
cakewalk
/ (ˈkeɪkˌwɔːk) /
noun
a dance based on a march with intricate steps, originally performed by African-Americans with the prize of a cake for the best performers
a piece of music composed for this dance
informal an easily accomplished task
verb
(intr) to perform the cakewalk
Derived forms of cakewalk
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