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TIRAMISU

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Dictionary entry overview: What does tiramisu mean?

• TIRAMISU (noun)
The noun TIRAMISU has 1 sense:

1. an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate

Familiarity information: TIRAMISU used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• TIRAMISU (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

An Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("tiramisu" is a kind of...):

afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)

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