torte en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- tô(ɹ)t (General-American)
- /tɔːt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /tɔɹt/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
Etymology
Borrowed from German Torte. Cognate to tart. Doublet of torta.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau).
The football discussion had cut off as soon as Lacey entered the room. Now they just sat silently eating torte and sipping tea.
1994, Shanna Swendson, chapter 3, in Runaway Hearts (An Avalon Romance), New York, N.Y.: Avalon Books, →ISBN, page 32:Call Natalie at Glorious Foods and tell her no for the 40th time. No! I don't want dacquoise. I want tortes filled with warm rhubarb compote.
2006, Aline Brosh McKenna, Lauren Weisberger, The Devil Wears Prada, spoken by Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| tortes | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| torten | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Linzer torte · schmoo torte · Esterházy torte · blitz torte · Sacher torte · Dobos torte
Relateds
Translations (13)
ko 토르테 (a rich, dense cake) · pl tort (a rich, dense cake) · uk торт (a rich, dense cake) · sv kaka (a rich, dense cake) · ru торт (a rich, dense cake) · hu torta (a rich, dense cake) · de Torte (a rich, dense cake) · fi kakku (a rich, dense cake) · cs dort (a rich, dense cake) · pt torta (a rich, dense cake) · sk torta (a rich, dense cake) · ja トルテ (a rich, dense cake) · lv torte (a rich, dense cake)