/ Dictionary / Index C cakewalk: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: cake•walk Pronunciation: (kāk'wôk"), [key] — n. (formerly) a promenade or march, of black American origin, in which the couples with the most intricate or eccentric steps received cakes as prizes. a dance with a strutting step based on this promenade. music for this dance. something easy, sure, or certain. —v.i. to walk or dance in or as if in a cakewalk. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: cakewalk (Thesaurus) cakes and ale cakra Related Content Daily Word Quiz: morose Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language