Sachertorte

English

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Etymology

From German Sachertorte, from Sacher +‎ Torte (cake), named after Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher (1816–1907), who invented it in 1832.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈzaxəˌtɔːtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɑkɚˌtɔɹt/, / ˈzɑkɚˌtɔɹt/
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

Sachertorte (countable and uncountable, plural Sachertortes or Sachertorten)

  1. A torte made of butter, eggs, confectioner's sugar, toasted breadcrumbs, spices, and chocolate, which is baked in layers, put together with apricot jam and finally frosted with chocolate.
    • 2018, Rodica Doehnert, translated by Alison Layland, chapter 1, in Hotel Sacher: A Novel, Seattle, Wash.: AmazonCrossing, →ISBN, book 1 (Death), page 3:
      The performance was sold out, and Sachertorte—enriched with plenty of cocoa, with apricot jam spread lavishly beneath the chocolate icing—was to be served during intermission.

Usage notes

  • This spelling (as a single word) is the most frequently used spelling, and is the one chosen by Wikipedia and BBC among others. In German, which is where the name comes from, it is the only accepted spelling. On the other hand, many prescriptive dictionaries favor spelling it as two separate words.

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German

Etymology

From Sacher +‎ Torte (cake), named after Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher (1816–1907), who invented it in 1832.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzaχɐˌtɔʁtə] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaχɐˌtɔɐ̯tɛ/, [ˈsaχɐˌd̥ɔɐd̥ɛ] (Austria)
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Sachertorte f (genitive Sachertorte, plural Sachertorten)

  1. Sacher torte (specific type of chocolate torte)
    Hypernyms: Backware, Gebäck, Kuchen, Lebensmittel, Schokoladentorte, Torte

Declension

Descendants

  • English: Sachertorte

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Italian

Noun

Sachertorte f (invariable)

  1. Sachertorte

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