Torte

//tɔːt// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau). countable, uncountable

    "The football discussion had cut off as soon as Lacey entered the room. Now they just sat silently eating torte and sipping tea."

  2. 2
    rich cake usually covered with cream and fruit or nuts; originated in Austria wordnet

Example

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"The football discussion had cut off as soon as Lacey entered the room. Now they just sat silently eating torte and sipping tea."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Torte. Cognate to tart. Doublet of torta.

Related phrases

Dobos torteEsterházy torteLinzer torteSacher torteblitz torteschmoo tortesponge cake

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