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torta

torta

7.4
A flat round cake often served for dessert
  • noun
  • /ˈtɔrtə/
translation icon : torta
  • For the birthday party, my mom baked a rich chocolate torta that everyone loved.

Examples

  • The pastry chef presented a beautiful torta decorated with fresh fruits and chocolate shavings.

  • So torta means cake or pie or tart.

  • Then we will make una crustata, corn la Nutella, and then we will make una crustata or torta de fruta.

  • After the meal, everyone enjoyed a slice of torta topped with whipped cream.

Synonyms

Bundt cake
vstorta
  • US
7 3.2

A ring-shaped cake baked in a pan with wavy sides and a hole in the middle

is flat and round without a central hole or fluted pan shape
torte
vstorta
6 5.3

A rich layered cake often covered with cream and fruit

is a flatter simple round cake common in Spanish and Italian cuisines
griddlecake
vstorta
1 3.9

A flat round cake like a pancake cooked on a hot griddle

is baked rather than griddle-fried and appears as a flat round sweet
cassata
vstorta
8.2

A round Italian cake of sponge filled with sweet ricotta and candied fruit

is a flat round sweet rather than a ricotta layered sponge dessert

Surface Forms

torta singular
tortas plural

Etymology

The word torta for a flat, round cake comes from Latin tortus meaning 'twisted' and later Spanish and Italian words for a turned or shaped cake, so today torta usually means a round, often flat cake or tart.