chess cake

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English

Etymology

Most likely a variant of cheesecake (formerly pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛzˌkeɪk/, /ˈt͡ʃɪzˌkeɪk/). Compare chess pie, chess tart.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌkeɪk/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌkeɪk/

Noun

chess cake (plural chess cakes)

(Southern US, Midland US) A tart made with eggs, sugar, and butter.

References

^ “chess cake”, in Dictionary of American Regional English‎, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019, Quarterly Update 17.

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