cake (subs.) Copy link Outline I. An article of food1. lībum (made of flour, cheese, and egg)2. plăcenta (also a sweet cake, of thin flat shape)3. pŏpănum (a sacrificial cake)II. A cake-like mass • cake (subs.): I. An article of food: 1. lībum (made of flour, cheese, and egg): Cato: Ov.: Hor. 2. plăcenta (also a sweet cake, of thin flat shape): Cato: Hor. (who uses it as synon. with libum, Ep. 1, 10, 10). 3. pŏpănum (a sacrificial cake): Juv. (The terms libum and placenta likewise denote cakes used in sacrifices.) II. A cake-like mass: massa, offa: v. mass, lump.