torte

noun

ˈtȯr-tə  ˈtȯrt 

plural torten ˈtȯr-tᵊn  or tortes

: a cake made with many eggs and often grated nuts or dry bread crumbs and usually covered with a rich frosting

Examples of torte in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

MacDonald recommends sprinkling this on desserts of any kind, especially chocolate tortes or cinnamon buns. —Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024

Recipes for the torte, carefully handwritten in German, go back generations in my father’s family. —Joan Nathan, New York Times, 16 Apr. 2024

Only my grandmother helped herself to an ambitious slice of the torte—a quietly magnanimous acknowledgement of the time and effort her youngest daughter had put into it. —Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023

Now in his late 40s, Gregg is constantly turning out tortes, cakes, cookies and cupcakes for friends and family, including his 93-year-old grandfather, who lives across the street from Gregg. —Kimberly Winter Stern, Kansas City Star, 25 Jan. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from German Torte, probably borrowed in part (with earlier spellings Tarte, Turte) from French tarte tart entry 2 and tourte "meat pie," in part from Italian torta "cake, tart," going back to Late Latin tōrta "round loaf" — more at tart entry 2

First Known Use

1748, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing torte

• linzer torte
• Sacher torte

Kids Definition

torte

noun

ˈtȯrt-ə  ˈtȯ(ə)rt 

plural tortes or torten ˈtȯrt-ᵊn 

: a rich cake