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Sachertorte

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈzaxəˌtɔːtə/
  • US: /ˈsɑkɚˌtɔɹt/
  • US: / ˈzɑkɚˌtɔɹt/
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1

noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Alternative letter-case form of Sachertorte.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From German Sachertorte, from Sacher + Torte (“tart, round cake”). By surface analysis, Sacher + torte. Named after Austrian confectioner Franz Sacher (1816–1907), who invented it in 1832.

Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: تَارْت زَاخَا (tārt zāḵā) — type of chocolate torte
  • Chinese Cantonese: 薩赫蛋糕 /萨赫蛋糕 (saat3 haak1 daan6 gou1) — type of chocolate torte
  • Chinese Cantonese: 沙河蛋糕 (saa1 ho4 daan6 gou1) — type of chocolate torte
  • Chinese Mandarin: 薩赫蛋糕 /萨赫蛋糕 (Sàhè dàngāo) — type of chocolate torte
  • Chinese Mandarin: 沙河蛋糕 (Shāhé dàngāo) — type of chocolate torte
  • Czech: Sacherův dort — type of chocolate torte
  • Dutch: Sachertorte — type of chocolate torte
  • Estonian: Sacher tort — type of chocolate torte
  • Finnish: sacherkakku — type of chocolate torte
  • French: Sachertorte — type of chocolate torte
  • French: tarte Sacher — type of chocolate torte
  • German: Sachertorte — type of chocolate torte
  • Greek: ζάχερ τόρτε (zácher tórte) — type of chocolate torte
  • Hungarian: Sacher-torta — type of chocolate torte
  • Italian: torta Sacher — type of chocolate torte
  • Japanese: ザッハトルテ (zahhatorute) — type of chocolate torte
  • Japanese: ザッハートルテ (zahhātorute) — type of chocolate torte
  • Korean: 자허토르테 (jaheotoreute) — type of chocolate torte
  • Polish: tort Sachera — type of chocolate torte
  • Russian: торт «За́хер» — type of chocolate torte
  • Slovak: Sacherova torta — type of chocolate torte
  • Spanish: tarta Sacher — type of chocolate torte
  • Swedish: sachertårta — type of chocolate torte