torsade
9.4
A small twisted pastry often with sugar or a sweet filling
- noun
- /tɔrˈsɑd/
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torsada
- She bought a sugar-glazed torsade from the bakery for breakfast.
Examples
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He enjoyed a warm torsade with his morning coffee at the cafe.
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The bakery displayed several types of torsades filled with chocolate and nuts.
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I love to eat a torsade with my coffee.
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Have you tried a torsade from that bakery?
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The bakery displayed several types of torsades filled with chocolate and nuts.
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She bought a sugar-glazed torsade from the bakery for breakfast.
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He enjoyed a warm torsade with his morning coffee at the cafe.
Synonyms
pastry
vstorsade
90
1.0
A baked item like a croissant or tart that people often eat with coffee
is a small twisted sweet form, more specific than that general baked product
puff
vstorsade
37
2.3
A light hollow pastry often filled with cream
is a small twisted sweet made from similar dough but not hollow
How Sweet
Surface Forms
Etymology
Torsade comes from French and an old Latin word torquere that means 'to twist', so imagine a small piece of dough that is turned and twisted. That's why a torsade is a small twisted pastry.