tiramisu

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See also: tiramisù, tiramisú, and Tiramisu

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally pick-me-up).

Pronunciation

Noun

tiramisu (countable and uncountable, plural tiramisus)

  1. An Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee.
    • 2021 October 31, Lorenzo Tondo, “Italy’s father of tiramisu dies aged 93”, in The Guardian:
      Numerous variations of tiramisu exist. Some chefs use other cakes such as panettone. Although the original recipe – certified by the Italian Academy of Cuisine in 2010 – was alcohol-free, variants include alcohol such as rum or marsala.

Coordinate terms

(dessert):

Translations

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 tiramisu”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
  2. 2.0 2.1 tiramisu”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Further reading

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally pick-me-up).

Pronunciation

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi
  • IPA(key): /ˈtirɑmisu/,
  • Rhymes: -isu
  • Hyphenation(key): ti‧ra‧mi‧su

Noun

tiramisu

  1. tiramisu (dessert)

Declension

Inflection of tiramisu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative tiramisu tiramisut
genitive tiramisun tiramisujen
partitive tiramisua tiramisuja
illative tiramisuun tiramisuihin
singular plural
nominative tiramisu tiramisut
accusative nom. tiramisu tiramisut
gen. tiramisun
genitive tiramisun tiramisujen
partitive tiramisua tiramisuja
inessive tiramisussa tiramisuissa
elative tiramisusta tiramisuista
illative tiramisuun tiramisuihin
adessive tiramisulla tiramisuilla
ablative tiramisulta tiramisuilta
allative tiramisulle tiramisuille
essive tiramisuna tiramisuina
translative tiramisuksi tiramisuiksi
abessive tiramisutta tiramisuitta
instructive tiramisuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tiramisu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tiramisuni tiramisuni
accusative nom. tiramisuni tiramisuni
gen. tiramisuni
genitive tiramisuni tiramisujeni
partitive tiramisuani tiramisujani
inessive tiramisussani tiramisuissani
elative tiramisustani tiramisuistani
illative tiramisuuni tiramisuihini
adessive tiramisullani tiramisuillani
ablative tiramisultani tiramisuiltani
allative tiramisulleni tiramisuilleni
essive tiramisunani tiramisuinani
translative tiramisukseni tiramisuikseni
abessive tiramisuttani tiramisuittani
instructive
comitative tiramisuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative tiramisusi tiramisusi
accusative nom. tiramisusi tiramisusi
gen. tiramisusi
genitive tiramisusi tiramisujesi
partitive tiramisuasi tiramisujasi
inessive tiramisussasi tiramisuissasi
elative tiramisustasi tiramisuistasi
illative tiramisuusi tiramisuihisi
adessive tiramisullasi tiramisuillasi
ablative tiramisultasi tiramisuiltasi
allative tiramisullesi tiramisuillesi
essive tiramisunasi tiramisuinasi
translative tiramisuksesi tiramisuiksesi
abessive tiramisuttasi tiramisuittasi
instructive
comitative tiramisuinesi

Further reading

Anagrams

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally pick-me-up).

Pronunciation

Noun

tiramisu m (plural tiramisus)

  1. tiramisu (dessert)

Japanese

Romanization

tiramisu

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ティラミス

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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tiramisu

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti.raˈmi.su/
  • Rhymes: -isu
  • Syllabification: ti‧ra‧mi‧su

Noun

tiramisu n (indeclinable)

  1. tiramisu (Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee)

Adjective

tiramisu (not comparable, no derived adverb)

  1. (postpositive) tiramisu (having a tiramisu flavor)
    lody tiramisutiramisu-flavored ice cream

Further reading

  • tiramisu I in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tiramisu II in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tiramisu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally pick-me-up).

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -u

Noun

tiramisu m (plural tiramisus)

  1. tiramisu (dessert)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally pick-me-up).

Pronunciation

Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ro

Noun

tiramisu n (plural tiramisu)

  1. tiramisu (dessert)

Declension

singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative tiramisu tiramisul tiramisu
genitive-dative tiramisu tiramisului tiramisu
vocative tiramisule

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally pick-me-up).

Pronunciation

Noun

tiramisú (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇᜋᜒᜐᜓ)

  1. tiramisu (dessert)

Further reading

  • tiramisu”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally pick-me-up).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ti.ɾaˈmi.su/
  • Hyphenation: ti‧ra‧mi‧su

Noun

tiramisu (definite accusative tiramisuyu, plural tiramisular)

  1. tiramisu

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