chess cake
English
editEtymology
editMost likely a variant of cheesecake (formerly pronounced /ˈt͡ʃɛzˌkeɪk/, /ˈt͡ʃɪzˌkeɪk/). Compare chess pie, chess tart.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌkeɪk/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛs ˌkeɪk/
Noun
editchess cake (plural chess cakes)
- (Southern US, Midland US) A tart made with eggs, sugar, and butter.[1]
References
edit- ^ “chess cake”, in Dictionary of American Regional English[1], University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2019, Quarterly Update 17.