different between ladyfinger vs tiramisu

English

Etymology

lady +? finger

Noun

ladyfinger (plural ladyfingers)

1. A small sponge cake, shaped approximately like a finger.

   Ladyfingers soaked in liqueur are the base of tiramisu, but I suppose you could just cut up a sponge cake instead.

2. A type of small banana.
3. Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.
4. A variety of small firecracker.

   Grandpa would give each of the kids a strip of ladyfingers to light on New Year's Day.

Synonyms

• (small sponge cake): lady's finger, savoiardi biscuit, sponge finger

Derived terms

• ladyfinger cactus

Translations

See also

• ladies' fingers

English

Alternative forms

• tiramisù

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally “pick-me-up”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t???m??su?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?t????misu/, /?t???mi?su/
• Rhymes: -u?

Noun

tiramisu (countable and uncountable, plural tiramisus)

1. An Italian semifreddo dessert, originally from Veneto, made from ladyfinger biscuits, cocoa, mascarpone cheese, Marsala wine, eggs (or sometimes cream), sugar and espresso coffee

Coordinate terms

(dessert):

• trifle
• bread pudding

Translations

References

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally “pick-me-up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?tir?misu/, [?t?ir??mis?u]
• Rhymes: -isu
• Syllabification: ti?ra?mi?su

Noun

tiramisu

1. tiramisu (dessert)

Declension

Anagrams

• murtaisi

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally “pick-me-up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.?a.mi.su/
• Rhymes: -u

Noun

tiramisu m (plural tiramisus)

1. tiramisu (dessert)

Further reading

• “tiramisu” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Japanese

Romanization

tiramisu

1. R?maji transcription of ?????

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally “pick-me-up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ti.ra?m?i.su/

Noun

tiramisu n (indeclinable)

1. tiramisu (dessert)

Declension

Further reading

• tiramisu in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• tiramissu

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally “pick-me-up”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -u

Noun

tiramisu m (plural tiramisus)

1. tiramisu (dessert)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tiramisù (literally “pick-me-up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ti.ra?mi.su/

Noun

tiramisu n (plural tiramisu)

1. tiramisu (dessert)

Declension