cheesecake
nounattested in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk//
- United States//ˈt͡ʃizˌkeɪk//
- //ˈt͡ʃɛzˌkeɪk//
- //ˈt͡ʃɪzˌkeɪk//
A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
noun
- 1
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.
- 2
obsoleteA pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).
- 3
Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.
Company policy forbids displaying cheesecake in the locker rooms.
Etymology
From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.
Forms
- plural
- cheesecakes
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cheesecake · A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
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