cheesecake
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Etymology: From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.
Base: cheese
Inflected forms:
form: cheesecakes
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: Cheesecake is an especially delicious dessert.
gloss: A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).
pos: noun
tags: countable
obsolete
uncountable
gloss: Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.
pos: noun
tags: uncountable
examples: Company policy forbids displaying cheesecake in the locker rooms.
She was turning back toward the cameraman when she caught the pose of the filing clerk who was sitting on the corner of the desk with her skirt over her knees, her toes pointed down so that her crossed legs showed to advantage.
"Now what the hell are you doing sitting there sticking that nylon out at the camera?" Bertha asked.
(...) A man who had been standing over behind the filing case came out and said, "We're going to need cheesecake, Mrs. Cool. If we don't have cheesecake, the papers won't publish it."
Derived words: cheesecakey
chookie
New York cheesecake
Translations:
lang: Afrikaans
word: kaaskoek
lang: Arabic
word: كَعْكَة الْجُبْنِ
lang: Arabic
word: تْشِيز كَيْك
roman: tšīz kayk
lang: Arabic
word: تشيزكيك
roman: tšīzkēk
lang: Armenian
word: շոռակարկանդակ
roman: šoṙakarkandak
lang: Armenian
word: չիզքեյք
roman: čʻizkʻeykʻ
lang: Basque
word: gazta-tarta
lang: Bulgarian
word: чийзке́йк
roman: čijzkéjk
lang: Catalan
word: pastís de formatge
lang: Chinese Cantonese
word: 芝士蛋糕
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 乳酪蛋糕
roman: rǔlào dàngāo
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 起士蛋糕
roman: qǐshì dàngāo
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 凝乳蛋糕
roman: níngrǔ dàngāo
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 酪餅 /酪饼
roman: làobǐng
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 起司蛋糕
roman: qǐsī dàngāo
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 芝士蛋糕
roman: zhīshì dàngāo
lang: Cornish
word: tesen geus
lang: Danish
word: ostekage
lang: Dutch
word: kwarktaart
lang: Dutch
word: kaastaart
lang: Esperanto
word: fromaĝkuko
lang: Estonian
word: juustusai
lang: Estonian
word: kohupiimakook
lang: Estonian
word: kodujuustukook
lang: Finnish
word: juustokakku
lang: Finnish
word: rahkatorttu
lang: French
word: cheesecake
lang: French
word: cheese-cake
lang: French
word: cheese cake
lang: French
word: gâteau au fromage
lang: French
word: tarte au fromage
lang: Galician
word: torta de queixo
lang: German
word: Käsekuchen
lang: German
word: Quarkkuchen
lang: German
word: Käsesahnetorte
lang: German
word: Topfentorte
lang: Greek
word: τσίζκεϊκ
roman: tsízkeïk
lang: Greek
word: τσιζκέικ
roman: tsizkéik
lang: Greek
word: τσεισκέικ
roman: tseiskéik
lang: Greek
word: κέικ τυριού
roman: kéik tyrioú
lang: Greek
word: κέικ με τυρί
roman: kéik me tyrí
lang: Ancient Greek
word: τυροκόσκινον
roman: turokóskinon
lang: Ancient Greek
word: ὑποτυρίς
roman: hupoturís
lang: Hebrew
word: עוגת גבינה \ עֻגַּת גְּבִינָה
roman: 'ugát g'viná
lang: Hindi
word: चीज़केक
roman: cīzkek
lang: Hungarian
word: sajttorta
lang: Icelandic
word: ostakaka
lang: Indonesian
word: cheesecake
lang: Indonesian
word: kue keju
lang: Irish
word: císte cáise
lang: Italian
word: cheesecake
lang: Italian
word: torta al formaggio
lang: Italian
word: dolce al formaggio
lang: Italian
word: caciotorta
lang: Italian
word: caciodolce
lang: Japanese
word: チーズケーキ
roman: chīzukēki
lang: Kannada
word: ಚೀಜ಼್ಕೇಕ್
roman: cīzkēk
lang: Korean
word: 치즈케이크
roman: chijeukeikeu
lang: Latin
word: savillum
lang: Malay
word: kek keju
lang: Mongolian
word: чийзкэйк
roman: čiizkejk
lang: Mongolian
word: бяслагтай бялуу
roman: bjaslagtaj bjaluu
lang: Norwegian Bokmål
word: ostekake
lang: Norwegian Nynorsk
word: ostekake
lang: Persian
word: کیک پنیر
roman: keyk panir
lang: Persian
word: چیز کیک
roman: čiz keyk
lang: Polish
word: sernik
lang: Polish
word: serowiec
lang: Polish
word: serownik
lang: Portuguese
word: cheesecake
lang: Portuguese
word: bolo de queijo
lang: Romanian
word: prăjitură cu brânză
lang: Romanian
word: cheesecake
lang: Russian
word: творо́жный пиро́г
roman: tvoróžnyj piróg
lang: Russian
word: творо́жный пу́динг
roman: tvoróžnyj púding
lang: Russian
word: чи́зкейк
roman: čízkejk
lang: Russian
word: чизке́йк
roman: čizkéjk
lang: Russian
word: ватру́шка
roman: vatrúška
lang: Scottish Gaelic
word: cèic-càise
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: то̑рта са сиром
lang: Serbo-Croatian
word: tȏrta sa sirom
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: twarožkowy mazańc
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: twarožkowy tykańc
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: twarogowy mazańc
lang: Lower Sorbian
word: twarogowy tykańc
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: twarohowy tykanc
lang: Upper Sorbian
word: sydrowy tykanc
lang: Spanish
word: pastel de queso
lang: Spanish
word: tarta de queso
lang: Spanish
word: pay de queso
lang: Spanish
word: torta de queso
lang: Spanish
word: cheesecake
lang: Swahili
word: keki ya jibini
lang: Swedish
word: cheesecake
lang: Swedish
word: amerikansk ostkaka
lang: Swedish
word: osttårta
lang: Tamil
word: மாப்பணியார வகை
roman: māppaṇiyāra vakai
lang: Telugu
word: వకతరహా మిఠాయి
roman: vakatarahā miṭhāyi
lang: Turkish
word: peynirli kek
lang: Turkish
word: peynirli pasta
lang: Ukrainian
word: сирний пиріг
roman: syrnyj pyrih
lang: Ukrainian
word: чизкейк
roman: čyzkejk
lang: Vietnamese
word: bánh kem
lang: Vietnamese
word: bánh pho mát
lang: Welsh
word: cacen gaws
lang: Welsh
word: teisen gaws