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bake-off

noun

Etymology

From bake + -off.

  1. derived from *bʰeh₃g-✻
  2. inherited from *bakaną✻
  3. inherited from *bakan✻
  4. inherited from bacan
  5. inherited from baken
  6. suffixed as bake-off — “bake + off”

Definitions

  1. A cooking contest, especially one where competition is head-to-head, not limited to…

    A cooking contest, especially one where competition is head-to-head, not limited to preparing food involving baking.

    • The winner of the Pillsbury bake-off is obviously a very good cook and is respected for it.

  2. Prepared in advance, to be finished off by baking.

    • In its most speeded-up form, bake-off bread might need only a few minutes in the oven to give it a crust and some colour.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA