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freshly baked
/ˈfrɛʃli beɪkt/
recently cooked
She served freshly baked cookies with tea.
The cookies were recently taken out of the oven.
neutral
recently cooked, especially bread or pastries, to retain warmth and freshness.
The bakery sells freshly baked bread every morning.
The bread is made and sold on the same day.
He brought a freshly baked cake to the party.
The cake was recently made and still warm.
Often used in food contexts to emphasize the immediate freshness of baked goods.
Collocations
freshly baked breadbread made and sold on the same dayfreshly baked cookiescookies recently taken out of the oven
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Pro Tip
Usage in Descriptions
Use 'freshly baked' in food descriptions to imply quality and immediate freshness. Example: 'Enjoy our freshly baked croissants every morning.'
Gold Rule
Literal vs. Figurative
'Freshly baked' is always literal—it describes food that has just been cooked. It does not carry a figurative meaning.
Word Origin
The phrase combines 'freshly' (from 'fresh', Old English 'fresc' meaning 'not salted') and 'baked' (past participle of 'bake', from Old English 'bacan'). The compound emphasizes the immediate freshness of baked goods.
Usage Notes
Commonly used in marketing for baked goods to suggest high quality and recent preparation. Often paired with 'warm' for added appeal.
Word Breakdown
freshly
in a recent manner
adverbbaked
cooked in an oven
past participleEnglish Dictionary