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10 Language-to-English Dictionariestiramisú
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ti-ɾa-mi-ˈsu
"Pedimos un tiramisú para compartir en la cena."
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A rich Italian dessert made of sponge cake or ladyfingers dipped in coffee, layered with a whipped mixture of egg yolks, sugar, and mascarpone cheese, and typically flavored with cocoa.
"We ordered a slice of homemade tiramisu to share after dinner."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Borrowed from Italian tiramisù, literally meaning 'pick me up' or 'cheer me up', from the phrase tirami su (composed of tira 'pull', mi 'me', and su 'up'). The dessert originated in Veneto, Italy, during the latter half of the 20th century, quickly gaining global culinary prominence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Tiramisu" is said worldwide
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tiramisu
Transliteration: ti-ra-mi-sy
"Le tiramisu est mon dessert italien préféré."
Tiramisu
Transliteration: ti-ʁa-miˈzuː
"Nach dem Essen gab es traditionelles Tiramisu."
tiramisù
Transliteration: ti-ra-mi-ˈsu
"Il tiramisù fatto in casa è sempre il più buono."
tiramisú
Transliteration: ti-ɾa-mi-ˈsu
"Pedimos un tiramisú para compartir en la cena."
tiramisu
Transliteration: ti-ɾa-mi-ˈzu
"O tiramisu é uma sobremesa italiana deliciosa."
तिरामिसु
Transliteration: tiramisu
"हमने रात के खाने के बाद तिरामिसु का ऑर्डर दिया।"
提拉米苏
Transliteration: tí lā mǐ sū
"这家餐厅的提拉米苏做得非常地道。"
티라미수
Transliteration: tiramisu
"식후 디저트로 달콤한 티라미수를 먹었습니다."
ティラミス
Transliteration: tiramisu
"イタリア料理店のデザートにティラミスを注文した。"
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