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English
Etymology
Borrowed from German Torte. Cognate to tart. Doublet of torta.
Pronunciation
Noun
torte (plural tortes or torten)
- A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau).
Derived terms
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Bourguignon
Etymology
From Latin turta.
Noun
torte f (plural tortes)
- pie, tart
Estonian
Noun
torte
- partitive plural of tort
Friulian
Etymology
From Latin turta. Thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (“twisted”), but this is phonologically problematic (cf. Friulian tuart < Latin tŏrtus).
Noun
torte f (plural tortis)
- cake, pie, tart, etc.
Related terms
German
Verb
torte
- inflection of torten:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
torte f pl
- plural of torta
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adjective
torte
- feminine plural of torto
Participle
torte f pl
- feminine plural of torto
Anagrams
Latin
Participle
torte
- vocative masculine singular of tortus
References
- “torte”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- torte in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.