Sachertorte

See also: sacher torte and Sacher torte

English

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Etymology

German Sachertorte, from Sacher +‎ Torte (“cake”), named after Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher (1816–1907), who invented it in 1832.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈzaxəˌtɔːtə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈsɑkɚˌtɔɹt/, / ˈzɑkɚˌtɔɹt/

Noun

Sachertorte (plural Sachertortes or Sachertorten)

  1. A torte made of butter, eggs, confectioner's sugar, toasted breadcrumbs, spices, and chocolate, which is baked in layers, put together with apricot jam and finally frosted with chocolate.

Usage notes
  • This spelling (as a single word) is the most frequently used spelling, and is the one chosen by Wikipedia and BBC among others. In German, which is where the name comes from, it is the only accepted spelling. On the other hand, many prescriptive dictionaries favor spelling it as two separate words.

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German

Etymology

From Sacher +‎ Torte (“cake”), named after Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher (1816–1907), who invented it in 1832.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈzaχɐˌtɔʁtə] (standard)
  • IPA(key): /ˈsaχɐˌtɔɐ̯tɛ/, [ˈsaχɐˌd̥ɔɐd̥ɛ] (Austria)
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Noun

Sachertorte f (genitive Sachertorte, plural Sachertorten)

  1. Sacher torte (specific type of chocolate torte)
    Hypernyms: Backware, Gebäck, Kuchen, Lebensmittel, Schokoladentorte, Torte

Declension
Declension of Sachertorte [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sachertorte die Sachertorten
genitive einer der Sachertorte der Sachertorten
dative einer der Sachertorte den Sachertorten
accusative eine die Sachertorte die Sachertorten

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Italian

Noun

Sachertorte f (invariable)

  1. Sachertorte

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