torte
[ tawrt; German tawr-tuh ]
/ tɔrt; German ˈtɔr tə /
noun, plural tortes [tawrts] /tɔrts/, German tor·ten [tawr-tn] /ˈtɔr tn/.
a rich cake, especially one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
Origin of torte
1955–60; < German < Italian
torta < Late Latin (Vulgate)
tōrta (
panis) round loaf (of bread), probably feminine of Latin
tortus twisted (see
tort), with VL lengthening of
o (compare French
tourte)
Words nearby torte
torso,
torso murder,
torsoclusion,
tort,
tort-feasor,
torte,
tortelier,
tortellini,
tortfeasor,
torticollis,
tortile
British Dictionary definitions for torten
torte
/ (tɔːt, German ˈtɔrtə) /
noun
a rich cake, originating in Austria, usually decorated or filled with cream, fruit, nuts, and jam
Word Origin for torte
C16: ultimately perhaps from Late Latin
tōrta a round loaf, of uncertain origin