bake-off

See also: bakeoff

English

Etymology 1

From bake +‎ -off.

Noun

bake-off (plural bake-offs)

1. 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.

Etymology 2

Adjective

bake-off (not comparable)

1. (of bread) Prepared in advance, to be finished off by baking.
   • 2004, Wadebridge Ecological Centre, The Ecologist: Volume 34:

     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.

Translations

Prepared in advance to be finished off by baking

Polish: upieczony uprzednio Swedish: bake-off n

See also

• cook-off
• shake and bake

Anagrams

• beak off