torta — meaning in English

English meaning

• tart adj Having a sharp, sour taste.
• torte noun A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau).

Senses

torta is used for these senses in English:

• Swiss roll A type of sponge cake rolled up into a cylinder, typically but not exclusively with jam or chocolate filling.
• tart A type of small open pie, or piece of pastry, now typically containing jelly (US) / jam (UK) or conserve, or sometimes other fillings (chocolate, custard, egg, butter, historically even meat or other savory fillings).
• torte A rich, dense cake, typically made with many eggs and relatively little flour (as opposed to a sponge cake or gâteau).

tart — full definition

1. adj Having a sharp, sour taste.
2. noun A small open pastry case filled with a sweet or savoury filling.
3. noun (informal, dated, derogatory) A woman regarded as sexually promiscuous.

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