cheesecake means A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
cheesecake is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃiːzˌkeɪk/.
Etymology
From Middle English chesekake; equivalent to cheese + cake. Compare chess cake.
noun
- A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.“Cheesecake is an especially delicious dessert.”
- A pie made of cream, eggs and milk (somewhat resembling the modern American chess cake).
- Imagery of scantily clad, sexually attractive young women; pin-ups.“Company policy forbids displaying cheesecake in the locker rooms.”