cheesecake
Meaning
- (countable, uncountable) A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
- (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).
- (uncountable) Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.
Synonyms
Translations
cheesecake
pastís de formatge
pastel de queso gâteau au fromage
cheesecake
peynirli pasta
Quarkkuchen
kaastaart
bolo de queijoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.
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