cheesecake cheese·cake n

cheesecake cheese·cake n
['tʃiːzˌkeɪk]
torta al formaggio, a volte con frutta

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  • cheesecake — cheese•cake [[t]ˈtʃizˌkeɪk[/t]] n. 1) coo a cake with a firm custardlike texture made with sweetened cream cheese, cottage cheese, or the like 2) inf Informal. photographs of scantily clothed attractive women • Etymology: 1400–50 …   From formal English to slang

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  • cheesecake — /cheez kayk /, n. 1. Also, cheese cake. a cake having a firm custardlike texture, made with cream cheese, cottage cheese, or both, and sometimes topped with a jamlike fruit mixture. 2. Informal. Also called leg art. photographs featuring scantily …   Universalium

  • cheesecake — (n.) mid 15c., from CHEESE (Cf. cheese) (n.1) + CAKE (Cf. cake) (n.). In figurative uses for soft, effeminate from 18c. Slang meaning dates from 1934, when a Time magazine article defined it as leg pictures of sporty females. In its early years… …   Etymology dictionary

  • cheesecake — [chēz′kāk΄] n. 1. a kind of cake made of cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs, sugar, etc., usually baked with a bottom crust of crumbs ☆ 2. Informal display of the figure, esp. the legs, of a pretty young woman, as in a newspaper photograph …   English World dictionary

  • cheesecake — /ˈtʃizkeɪk / (say cheezkayk) noun 1. a kind of cake or open pie filled with a rich, sweet mixture containing a soft cheese, such as cream cheese, and other flavourings. 2. Colloquial a. photographs of attractive women in newspapers, magazines,… …  

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