noun
whole cake
Refers to a cake sold or served as a whole, not by the slice. Common in contexts like birthdays or parties.
誕生日にホールケーキを買った。
I bought a whole cake for the birthday.
この店ではホールケーキの予約ができます。
You can order whole cakes at this shop.
Variant with interpunct; less common in everyday writing.
Refers to individual slices of cake, as opposed to a whole cake.
Wasei-eigo from English 'whole' + 'cake'.