cupcake
noun
a small cake, the size of an individual portion, baked in a cup-shaped mold.
cupcakes
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pluralof cupcake.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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They baked cupcakes, made West African food, played pool and had a go at basketball.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
Getting the color and appearance right for the icing on cupcakes alone required a nearly thirtyfold increase in natural ingredients.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
Another recalled a parent who successfully lobbied to ban cupcakes from classroom birthday celebrations—only to protest when she was later barred from sending cupcakes for her own child’s birthday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Café do Capa sells capybara-shaped fried foods, capybara-themed cupcakes, capybara gifts.
From Slate ● May 27, 2026
Finally, the timer went off, and I took the cupcakes out of the oven.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
