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- Middle English · inherited fromchesekake
- English todaycheesecake
From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
cheesecake
Today it means: A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base. Full definition →
Middle English chesekake