Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "wake" iri ne na tsire-tsire wanda yawanci ya kasance m ko zagaye, sau da yawa masu launin haske, da kuma ci, yawanci tafasa ko gasa a matsayin kayan lambu ko amfani da su a cikin salads, miya, ko stews. Ana kuma amfani da wake a cikin shirye-shiryen dafa abinci daban-daban kamar chili, burgers, da tsoma wake. Kalmar “wake” kuma tana iya nufin shuka kanta, wacce ke cikin dangin legume kuma galibi ana shuka shi don iri masu gina jiki. Bugu da ƙari, ana amfani da "wake" a wasu lokuta a cikin mahallin da ba na yau da kullun a matsayin kalmar laƙabi ga kan mutum.