Standard Lemma guide

cheesecake

noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/
  • General-American: /ˈt͡ʃizˌkeɪk/
  • obsolete: /ˈt͡ʃɛzˌkeɪk/
  • obsolete: /ˈt͡ʃɪzˌkeɪk/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: CH IY1 Z K EY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Examples

  • Cheesecake is an especially delicious dessert.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, obsolete, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • Company policy forbids displaying cheesecake in the locker rooms.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: leg art

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a photograph of an attractive woman in minimal attire

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: photograph, photo, exposure, picture, pic

5

noun

Meaning 5

made with sweetened cream cheese and eggs and cream baked in a crumb crust

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cake

History

Etymology

From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.

Across languages

Translations

107 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: kaaskoek — dessert food
  • Arabic: كَعْكَة الْجُبْنِ — dessert food
  • Arabic: تْشِيز كَيْك (tšīz kayk) — dessert food
  • Arabic: تشيزكيك (tšīzkēk) — dessert food
  • Armenian: շոռակարկանդակ (šoṙakarkandak) — dessert food
  • Armenian: չիզքեյք (čʻizkʻeykʻ) — dessert food
  • Basque: gazta-tarta — dessert food
  • Bulgarian: чийзке́йк (čijzkéjk) — dessert food
  • Catalan: pastís de formatge — dessert food
  • Chinese Cantonese: 芝士蛋糕 — dessert food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 乳酪蛋糕 (rǔlào dàngāo) — dessert food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 起士蛋糕 (qǐshì dàngāo) — dessert food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 凝乳蛋糕 (níngrǔ dàngāo) — dessert food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 酪餅 /酪饼 (làobǐng) — dessert food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 起司蛋糕 (qǐsī dàngāo) — dessert food
  • Chinese Mandarin: 芝士蛋糕 (zhīshì dàngāo) — dessert food
  • Cornish: tesen geus — dessert food
  • Danish: ostekage — dessert food
  • Dutch: kwarktaart — dessert food
  • Dutch: kaastaart — dessert food
  • Esperanto: fromaĝkuko — dessert food
  • Estonian: juustusai — dessert food
  • Estonian: kohupiimakook — dessert food
  • Estonian: kodujuustukook — dessert food
  • Finnish: juustokakku — dessert food
  • Finnish: rahkatorttu — dessert food
  • French: cheesecake — dessert food
  • French: cheese-cake — dessert food
  • French: cheese cake — dessert food
  • French: gâteau au fromage — dessert food
  • French: tarte au fromage — dessert food
  • Galician: torta de queixo — dessert food
  • German: Käsekuchen — dessert food
  • German: Quarkkuchen — dessert food
  • German: Käsesahnetorte — dessert food
  • German: Topfentorte — dessert food
  • Greek: τσίζκεϊκ (tsízkeïk) — dessert food
  • Greek: τσιζκέικ (tsizkéik) — dessert food
  • Greek: τσεισκέικ (tseiskéik) — dessert food
  • Greek: κέικ τυριού (kéik tyrioú) — dessert food
  • Greek: κέικ με τυρί (kéik me tyrí) — dessert food
  • Ancient Greek: τυροκόσκινον (turokóskinon) — dessert food
  • Ancient Greek: ὑποτυρίς (hupoturís) — dessert food
  • Hebrew: עוגת גבינה \ עֻגַּת גְּבִינָה ('ugát g'viná) — dessert food
  • Hindi: चीज़केक (cīzkek) — dessert food
  • Hungarian: sajttorta — dessert food
  • Icelandic: ostakaka — dessert food
  • Indonesian: cheesecake — dessert food
  • Indonesian: kue keju — dessert food
  • Irish: císte cáise — dessert food
  • Italian: cheesecake — dessert food
  • Italian: torta al formaggio — dessert food
  • Italian: dolce al formaggio — dessert food
  • Italian: caciotorta — dessert food
  • Italian: caciodolce — dessert food
  • Japanese: チーズケーキ (chīzukēki) — dessert food
  • Javanese: kuwé kèju — dessert food
  • Kannada: ಚೀಜ಼್ಕೇಕ್ (cīzkēk) — dessert food
  • Korean: 치즈케이크 (chijeukeikeu) — dessert food
  • Latin: savillum — dessert food
  • Malay: kek keju — dessert food
  • Mongolian: чийзкэйк (čiizkejk) — dessert food
  • Mongolian: бяслагтай бялуу (bjaslagtaj bjaluu) — dessert food
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ostekake — dessert food
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ostekake — dessert food
  • Persian: کیک پنیر (keyk panir) — dessert food
  • Persian: چیز کیک (čiz keyk) — dessert food
  • Polish: sernik — dessert food
  • Polish: serowiec — dessert food
  • Polish: serownik — dessert food
  • Portuguese: cheesecake — dessert food
  • Portuguese: bolo de queijo — dessert food
  • Romanian: prăjitură cu brânză — dessert food
  • Romanian: cheesecake — dessert food
  • Russian: творо́жный пиро́г (tvoróžnyj piróg) — dessert food
  • Russian: творо́жный пу́динг (tvoróžnyj púding) — dessert food
  • Russian: чи́зкейк (čízkejk) — dessert food
  • Russian: чизке́йк (čizkéjk) — dessert food
  • Russian: ватру́шка (vatrúška) — dessert food
  • Scottish Gaelic: cèic-càise — dessert food
  • Serbo-Croatian: то̑рта са сиром — dessert food
  • Serbo-Croatian: tȏrta sa sirom — dessert food
  • Lower Sorbian: twarožkowy mazańc — dessert food
  • Lower Sorbian: twarožkowy tykańc — dessert food
  • Lower Sorbian: twarogowy mazańc — dessert food
  • Lower Sorbian: twarogowy tykańc — dessert food
  • Upper Sorbian: twarohowy tykanc — dessert food
  • Upper Sorbian: sydrowy tykanc — dessert food
  • Spanish: pastel de queso — dessert food
  • Spanish: tarta de queso — dessert food
  • Spanish: pay de queso — dessert food
  • Spanish: torta de queso — dessert food
  • Spanish: cheesecake — dessert food
  • Swahili: keki ya jibini — dessert food
  • Swedish: cheesecake — dessert food
  • Swedish: amerikansk ostkaka — dessert food
  • Swedish: osttårta — dessert food
  • Tamil: மாப்பணியார வகை (māppaṇiyāra vakai) — dessert food
  • Telugu: వకతరహా మిఠాయి (vakatarahā miṭhāyi) — dessert food
  • Turkish: peynirli kek — dessert food
  • Turkish: peynirli pasta — dessert food
  • Ukrainian: сирний пиріг (syrnyj pyrih) — dessert food
  • Ukrainian: чизкейк (čyzkejk) — dessert food
  • Vietnamese: bánh kem — dessert food
  • Vietnamese: bánh pho mát — dessert food
  • Welsh: cacen gaws — dessert food
  • Welsh: teisen gaws — dessert food