noun
cheesecake
CHEEZ-kayk
noun
1
A sweet dessert made from a mix of cream cheese or cottage cheese, eggs, and sugar, usually on a crumb base.
"She baked a strawberry cheesecake for the party."
2
Informally, glamorous or sexualized images of women, especially in older media.
"The magazine was known for its cheesecake photos in the 1950s."
How to Use Cheesecake
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishUsually the dessert; the "pin-up photos" sense is dated slang.
Common pairings
slice of cheesecake
baked cheesecake
Word Forms
cheesecakes plural
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Etymology
From Middle English chesekake, a compound of cheese and cake.