cheesecake
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cheesecake
- /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/ UK
- /ˈt͡ʃizˌkeɪk/ US
- /ˈt͡ʃɛzˌkeɪk/ obsolete
- /ˈt͡ʃɪzˌkeɪk/ obsolete
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From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.
noun cheesecakes
- 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.
Similar: leg art
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: biscuit, pudding, pie, cake, cookie, fruitcake, cupcake, dessert, sundae, blueberry, cinch, breeze, cakewalk, cream cheese, cream pie, quiche
Translations
Every language
noun dessert food
| Español | pastel de queso, tarta de queso, pay de queso, torta de queso, cheesecake |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 치즈케이크 chijeukeikeu |
| 日本語 | チーズケーキ chīzukēki |
| 中文 | 乳酪蛋糕 rǔlào dàngāo, 起士蛋糕 qǐshì dàngāo, 凝乳蛋糕 níngrǔ dàngāo, 酪餅 /酪饼 làobǐng, 起司蛋糕 qǐsī dàngāo, 芝士蛋糕 zhīshì dàngāo |
| हिन्दी | चीज़केक cīzkek |
| Kiswahili | keki ya jibini |
| Português | cheesecake, bolo de queijo |
| Français | cheesecake, cheese-cake, cheese cake, gâteau au fromage, tarte au fromage |
| Deutsch | Käsekuchen, Quarkkuchen, Käsesahnetorte |
| Italiano | cheesecake, torta al formaggio, dolce al formaggio, caciotorta, caciodolce |
| Ελληνικά | τσίζκεϊκ tsízkeïk, τσιζκέικ tsizkéik, τσεισκέικ tseiskéik, κέικ τυριού kéik tyrioú, κέικ με τυρί kéik me tyrí |
| Română | prăjitură cu brânză, cheesecake |
| Русский | творо́жный пиро́г tvoróžnyj piróg, творо́жный пу́динг tvoróžnyj púding, чи́зкейк čízkejk, чизке́йк čizkéjk, ватру́шка vatrúška |
| Tiếng Việt | bánh kem, bánh pho mát |
| العربية | كَعْكَة الْجُبْنِ, تْشِيز كَيْك tšīz kayk |
| עברית | עוגת גבינה \ עֻגַּת גְּבִינָה 'ugát g'viná |
Talk about this word "cheesecake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheesecake. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cheesecake. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheesecake "cheesecake." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheesecake.Cite this
@misc{cheesecake_2026,
title = {cheesecake},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheesecake},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
