1. A sweet pastry or cake traditionally eaten during the Mid-Autumn Festival, typically round or square in shape and often filled with lotus paste, red bean paste, or egg yolk.
Usage: Usually plural or used as a mass noun; Associated with Chinese and East Asian cuisine and culture

Examples

• During the Mid-Autumn Festival, families gather to eat mooncakes and admire the full moon.
• These mooncakes are filled with lotus paste and salted egg yolk.
• She bought a box of mooncakes as gifts for her colleagues.
• Traditional mooncakes often have intricate patterns pressed into the top.
• The bakery sells both classic and modern varieties of mooncakes.
• Mooncakes are an important part of Chinese cultural celebrations.