Meanings
nountiramisu (countable and uncountable, plural tiramisus)
plural tiramisus · alternative tiramisù
- countableuncountableAn Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee.
Numerous variations of tiramisu exist. Some chefs use other cakes such as panettone. Although the original recipe – certified by the Italian Academy of Cuisine in 2010 – was alcohol-free, variants include alcohol such as rum or marsala.
2021 October 31, Lorenzo Tondo, “Italy’s father of tiramisu dies aged 93”, in The Guardian
Origin
- Italiantiramisù
- Englishtiramisu
Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally “pick-me-up”).
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic تِيرَامِيسُو
- تِيرَامِيسُو (tīrāmīsū)semifreddo dessert
Bengali তিরামিসু
- তিরামিসু (tiramiśu)semifreddo dessert
Bulgarian тирамису́
- тирамису́ (tiramisú)semifreddo dessert
Catalan tiramisú
- tiramisúsemifreddo dessert
Chinese Cantonese 意大利芝士餅 /意大利芝士饼, 意大利芝士蛋糕
- 意大利芝士餅 /意大利芝士饼semifreddo dessert
- 意大利芝士蛋糕semifreddo dessert
Chinese Mandarin 提拉米蘇 /提拉米苏, 隄拉米蘇 /隄拉米苏
- 提拉米蘇 /提拉米苏 (tílāmǐsū)semifreddo dessert
- 隄拉米蘇 /隄拉米苏 (tílāmǐsū)semifreddo dessert
Czech tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Danish tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Dutch tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Esperanto tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Estonian tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Finnish tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
French tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
German Tiramisu
- Tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Greek τιραμισού
- τιραμισού (tiramisoú)semifreddo dessert
Hebrew טִירָמִיסוּ
- טִירָמִיסוּ (tiramisú)semifreddo dessert
Hungarian tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Icelandic tíramísú
- tíramísúsemifreddo dessert
Indonesian tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Italian tiramisù
- tiramisùsemifreddo dessert
Japanese ティラミス
- ティラミス (tiramisu)semifreddo dessert
Korean 티라미수
- 티라미수 (tiramisu)semifreddo dessert
Lithuanian tirami̇̀sas, tiramisù
- tirami̇̀sassemifreddo dessert
- tiramisùsemifreddo dessert
Malay tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Norwegian tiramisu, tiramisù
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
- tiramisùsemifreddo dessert
Persian تیرامیسو
- تیرامیسو (tirâmisu)semifreddo dessert
Polish tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Portuguese tiramisu, tiramissu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
- tiramissusemifreddo dessert
Romanian tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Russian тирамису́
- тирамису́ (tiramisú)semifreddo dessert
Slovak tiramisu, tiramisú
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
- tiramisúsemifreddo dessert
Spanish tiramisú
- tiramisúsemifreddo dessert
Swedish tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Tagalog tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Thai ตีรามีซู
- ตีรามีซู (dtii-raa-mii-suu)semifreddo dessert
Turkish tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Ukrainian тирамісу́
- тирамісу́ (tyramisú)semifreddo dessert
Vietnamese tiramisu
- tiramisusemifreddo dessert
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with tiramisu
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
tiramisu. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiramisu
MLA
“tiramisu.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiramisu. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tiramisu,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tiramisu.
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