dolce — meaning in English

English meaning

• cake noun A sweet baked dessert made from flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients.
• confection noun A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
• dessert noun A sweet dish served at the end of a meal.
• fresh adjective Newly made, picked, or obtained; not old or stale.
• smooth adjective Having an even surface, free of bumps or roughness.
• soft adj Giving way easily under pressure; not hard or firm.
• sweet adj Having the taste of sugar; not sour, salty, or bitter.
• tender adjective Gentle, loving, or showing warm affection.

Senses

dolce is used for these senses in English:

• cake A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of flour, sugar, and eggs and baked in an oven, and often covered in icing.
• confection A food item prepared very sweet, frequently decorated in fine detail, and often preserved with sugar, such as a candy, sweetmeat, fruit preserve, pastry, or cake.
• dessert A sweet dish or confection served as the last course of a meal.
• fresh (of water) Without salt; not saline.
• smooth Without difficulty, problems, or unexpected consequences or incidents.
• sweet Tasting of sugars.
• sweet (wine) Retaining a portion of sugar.
• sweet Not of a salty taste.

cake — full definition

1. noun A sweet baked dessert made from flour, sugar, eggs, and other ingredients.
2. verb To coat something thickly, or to harden into a solid crusted layer.

confection — full definition

1. noun A sweet food, such as a cake, sweet or pastry, often made with great care and finely decorated.
2. noun The process of putting something together or making it.
3. noun Something that has been put together or made up, especially from several different parts.
4. noun A piece of writing, music or art that is light and entertaining and not meant to be taken too seriously.

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