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TIRAMISU
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tiramisu mean?
• TIRAMISU (noun)
The noun TIRAMISU has 1 sense:
1. an Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate
Familiarity information: TIRAMISU used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An Italian dessert consisting of layers of sponge cake soaked with coffee and brandy or liqueur layered with mascarpone cheese and topped with grated chocolate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("tiramisu" is a kind of...):
afters; dessert; sweet (a dish served as the last course of a meal)
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