torte

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See also: Torte, törte, and tortë

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from German Torte. Cognate to tart. Doublet of torta.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

torte (plural tortes or torten)

  1. A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau).

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Translations[edit]

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Bourguignon[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin turta.

Noun[edit]

torte f (plural tortes)

  1. pie, tart

Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

torte

  1. partitive plural of tort

Friulian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin turta. Thought to derive from Latin tŏrta f (twisted), but this is phonologically problematic (cf. Friulian tuart < Latin tŏrtus).

Noun[edit]

torte f (plural tortis)

  1. cake, pie, tart, etc.

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German[edit]

Verb[edit]

torte

  1. inflection of torten:
    1. first-person singular present
    2. first/third-person singular subjunctive I
    3. singular imperative

Italian[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈtor.te/
  • Rhymes: -orte
  • Hyphenation: tór‧te

Noun[edit]

torte f pl

  1. plural of torta

Etymology 2[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

torte

  1. feminine plural of torto

Participle[edit]

torte f pl

  1. feminine plural of torto

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Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

torte

  1. vocative masculine singular of tortus

References[edit]

  • 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