1. a small, round pastry with a sweet filling, traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival in Chinese culture
Usage: often contains lotus paste, red bean paste, or salted egg yolk; commonly given as gifts during the Mid-Autumn Festival

Examples

• During the Mid-Autumn Festival, families gather to eat mooncakes and admire the full moon.
• She received a box of mooncakes as a gift from her grandmother.
• The bakery sells mooncakes with different fillings, including lotus seed and red bean.
• Mooncakes are traditionally eaten while celebrating the harvest season.
• He bit into the mooncake and found a salted egg yolk in the center.
• The ornate patterns on the mooncake's surface are pressed using special molds.