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cheesecake

cheesecake

English

Noun

cheesecake (plural cheesecakes)

  1. (countable and uncountable) A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
    Cheesecake is an especially delicious dessert.
  2. (uncountable) Imagery of one or more scantily clad, sexually attractive persons, especially young women; pin-ups.
    Company policy forbids displaying cheesecake in the locker rooms.

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowing from English cheesecake

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʃisˈkeik/, /tʃisˈkɛik/

Noun

cheesecake f (invariable)

  1. cheesecake (type of pie)

Synonyms

  • torta al formaggio

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowing from English cheesecake

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʃisˈkej.ki/, /t͡ʃisˈkejk/, /t͡ʃisˈkej.ki/

Noun

cheesecake m (plural cheesecakes)

  1. cheesecake (type of pie)

Synonyms

  • bolo de queijo

Spanish

Noun

cheesecake m (plural cheesecakes)

  1. cheesecake