Meanings
black forest gâteau1
plural black forest gâteaux · plural black forest gâteaus
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Black Forest gâteau.
Black Forest gâteau2
plural Black Forest gâteaux · plural Black Forest gâteaus · alternative Black Forest gateau · alternative black forest gateau · alternative black forest gâteau
- countableuncountableA type of gâteau consisting of a rich chocolate sponge cake topped with cream and cherries.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:Black Forest gâteau.
Synonyms: Black Forest cake
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA type of gâteau consisting of a rich chocolate sponge cake topped with cream and cherries.
Origin
Various theories have been proposed: * Named after the Kirschwasser flavouring that originated in the Black Forest region of southwestern Germany. * The black chocolate rasps topping resembles a black forest, like the Black Forest. * A potential predecessor of this cake named Schwarzwaldtorte could have been originated in Switzerland and not in the Black Forest region. * Inspired by the traditional costume of the women of the Black Forest region, with a characteristic hat with big, red pom-poms on top, called Bollenhut.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans swartwoudkoek
- swartwoudkoektype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Arabic كَعْكَة الْبْلَاك فُورِسْت
- كَعْكَة الْبْلَاك فُورِسْت (kaʕkat al-blak fōrist)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Bulgarian торта Шварцвалд
- торта Шварцвалд (torta Švarcvald)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Chinese Cantonese 黑森林蛋糕
- 黑森林蛋糕 (haak¹ sam¹ lam⁴ daan⁶ gou¹, hak¹ sam¹ lam⁴ daan⁶ gou¹)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Chinese Mandarin 黑森林蛋糕
- 黑森林蛋糕 (Hēi Sēnlín dàngāo)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Czech schwarzwaldský dort
- schwarzwaldský dorttype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Danish Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
- Schwarzwälder Kirschtortetype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Dutch Zwarte Woudtaart, Schwarzwalder kersentaart
- Zwarte Woudtaarttype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
- Schwarzwalder kersentaarttype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Esperanto nigrarbara kuko
- nigrarbara kukotype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Finnish schwartzwaldinkakku
- schwartzwaldinkakkutype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
French forêt noire
- forêt noiretype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
German Schwarzwälder Kirschtorte
- Schwarzwälder Kirschtortetype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Hebrew עוּגַת הַיַעַר הָשָׁחֹר
- עוּגַת הַיַעַר הָשָׁחֹר (ugát ha-yá'ar ha-Shakhór)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Hungarian Fekete-erdő torta
- Fekete-erdő tortatype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Indonesian kue Black Forest
- kue Black Foresttype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Irish císte na Foraoise Duibhe
- císte na Foraoise Duibhetype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Italian torta della Foresta Nera
- torta della Foresta Neratype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Japanese シュヴァルツヴェルダー・キルシュトルテ, ブラックフォレストケーキ
- シュヴァルツヴェルダー・キルシュトルテ (Shuvarutsuverudā Kirushutorute)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
- ブラックフォレストケーキtype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
- ブラック・フォレスト・ケーキ (Burakku Foresuto kēki)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
- ガトー・ド・フォレノワール (gatō do Fore Nowāru)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Korean 블랙 포리스트 케이크
- 블랙 포리스트 케이크 (Beullaek Poriseuteu keikeu)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Persian کیک گیلاسی جنگل سیاه, کیک جنگل سیاه
- کیک گیلاسی جنگل سیاه (keyk gilâs-i jangal siyâh)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
- کیک جنگل سیاه (keyk jangal siyâh)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Polish tort szwarcwaldzki
- tort szwarcwaldzkitype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Portuguese bolo floresta negra, floresta negra
- bolo floresta negratype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
- floresta negratype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Russian шва́рцвальдский вишнёвый торт
- шва́рцвальдский вишнёвый торт (švárcvalʹdskij višnjóvyj tort)type of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Spanish tarta Selva Negra, torta Selva Negra
- tarta Selva Negratype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
- torta Selva Negratype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
- pastel Selva Negratype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Swedish schwarzwaldtårta
- schwarzwaldtårtatype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Turkish Karaorman Pastası
- Karaorman Pastasıtype of gâteau originating in the Black Forest region of Germany
Cite this entry
black forest gâteau. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20forest%20g%C3%A2teau
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