picen fach

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Welsh

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Picau bach

Etymology

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From picen (small round cake, griddle cake) +‎ bach (small).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpɪkɛn ˈvaːχ/

Noun

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picen fach m (plural picau bach)

  1. (South Wales) Welsh cake
    Synonyms: cacen fach, cacen gri, pic ar y maen, picen, picen ar y maen, teisen gri, teisen radell, Welsh cêc

Usage notes

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There are many terms for Welsh cake in Welsh and the particular word an individual uses will vary from area to area.

Mutation

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Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal aspirate
picen fach bicen fach mhicen fach phicen fach
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.