Added 9 October 2026
cheesecake
/ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/ noun
In Latin: savillum Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about cheesecake at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
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A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
Cheesecake is an especially delicious dessert.
- A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).
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Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.
Company policy forbids displaying cheesecake in the locker rooms.
Origin
From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.
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