Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

torte

/tɔɹt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: torte
IPA: /tɔɹt/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The football discussion had cut off as soon as Lacey entered the room. Now they just sat silently eating torte and sipping tea."
"Call Natalie at Glorious Foods and tell her no for the 40th time. No! I don't want dacquoise. I want tortes filled with warm rhubarb compote."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Torte

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɔɹt/
British English: /tɔːt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

tortes (plural) torten (plural)

Phrases

blitz torte Dobos torte Esterházy torte Linzer torte Sacher torte schmoo torte

Frequently Paired Words

Linzertorte Sachertorte

Homonyms

tort taught taut (non-rhotic)

Rhymes With

support court short report sort port sport transport fort resort ct import

Questions

How do you pronounce torte?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɔɹt/.
What does torte mean?: A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau).
Where does torte come from?: It is traced to German.

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