torte (noun)

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• torte — ► NOUN (pl. torten or tortes) ▪ a sweet cake or tart. ORIGIN German, from Latin torta round loaf, cake …   English terms dictionary

• torte — noun (plural torten or tortes) Etymology: German, probably from Italian torta cake, from Late Latin, round loaf of bread Date: 1748 a cake made with many eggs and often grated nuts or dry bread crumbs and usually covered with a rich frosting …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• torte — noun A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau) …   Wiktionary

• torte — [ tɔ:tə] noun (plural torten tɔ:t(ə)n or tortes) a sweet cake or tart. Origin from Ger. Torte, via Ital. from late L. torta round loaf, cake ; cf. tortilla …   English new terms dictionary

• torte — /tɔt / (say tawt) noun a large, highly decorated cake containing cream and other rich ingredients, usually served on festive occasions. {German, from Late Latin torta. See tortilla} …  

• Sacher torte — noun Etymology: German Sachertorte, from Sacher (name of a family of 19th and 20th century Austrian restaurant proprietors) + German Torte torte Date: 1906 a rich chocolate torte with an apricot jam filling …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• linzer torte — noun Usage: often capitalized L Etymology: German, literally, Linz torte Date: 1906 a baked buttery torte made with chopped almonds, sugar, and spices and filled with jam or preserves …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Sacher torte — noun A torte made of butter, eggs, confectioners sugar, toasted bread crumbs, spices, and chocolate, which is baked in layers, put together with apricot jam and finally frosted with chocolate …   Wiktionary

• linzer torte — (t)sə(r) , zə(r) noun Usage: usually capitalized L Etymology: German, literally, Linz torte : a baked torte made of a rich pastry dough composed of chopped almonds, butter, flour, cocoa …   Useful english dictionary

• sacher torte — ˈs]äkə(r) , ˈz] noun Usage: usually capitalized S Etymology: German sachertorte, from Sacher (name of a family of 19th and 20th century Austrian hotel and restaurant proprietors) + German torte : a torte made of butter, eggs, confectioner s sugar …   Useful english dictionary

• dobos torte — ˈdōˌbōs(h) noun also dobos ( es) Usage: usually capitalized D Etymology: after Jozsef C. Dobós died 1928 Hungarian pastry chef : a torte made of multiple thin layers of sponge cake often containing ground hazelnuts, put together with a mocha… …   Useful english dictionary