τούρτα

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Greek

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A typical τούρτα.

Etymology

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Inherited from Ancient Greek τούρτα (kind of baked bread),[1] from Latin turta, perhaps ultimately from Latin tŏrta (twisted).
The association with a "round cake" is an influence by the Italian torta.[2]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtuɾ.ta/
  • Hyphenation: τούρ‧τα

Noun

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τούρτα (toúrtaf (plural τούρτες)

  1. cake with layers of filling and icing, similar to birthday or wedding cakes

Declension

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See also

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  • compare with: κέικ n (kéik, baked cake)

References

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  1. ^ τούρτα, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ τούρτα - Babiniotis, Georgios (2010) Ετυμολογικό λεξικό της νέας ελληνικής γλώσσας Etymologikó lexikó tis néas ellinikís glóssas (in Greek), Athens: Lexicology Centre

Further reading

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