cheesecake

el pay de queso

el cheesecake

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cheesecake(

)

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

noun

1. (culinary)

a. el pay de queso

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

(Caribbean)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

Remove the cheesecake from the oven and put it in the fridge for six hours.Retira el pay de queso del horno y déjalo en la heladera por seis horas.

b. el pai de queso

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

(Caribbean)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

Who made this cheesecake? It's delicious.¿Quién hizo este pai de queso? Está riquísimo.

c. el pie de queso

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in the Caribbean: Cuba, the Dominican Republic, and Puerto Rico

(Caribbean)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in Mexico

(Mexico)

Regionalism used in the United States

(United States)

The cheesecake is too sweet.El pie de queso está demasiado dulce.

d. el cheesecake

(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(M)

Regionalism used in Central America: Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and Panama

(Central America)

Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela

(South America)

My favorite dessert is cheesecake.Mi postre preferido es cheescake.

e. la tarta de queso

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

Regionalism used in Spain

(Spain)

What's for dessert? - We have cheesecake and ice cream.¿Qué hay de postre? - Tenemos tarta de queso y helado.

2. (erotic poster)

This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.

no direct translation

The principal made me take down the cheesecake pics in my locker.El director me hizo sacar de mi casillero las fotos de mujeres semidesnudas.

The walls of the garage are covered with cheesecake calendars.Las paredes del taller mecánico están llenas de calendarios con fotos de mujeres desnudas.

cheesecake

A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling or idea (e.g. man, dog, house).

Noun

1. (general)

a. la tarta de queso

(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).

(F)

cheesecake [ˈtʃiːzkeɪk]

noun

tarta (f) or pay (m) de queso; (LAm) fotos, dibujos etc de chicas atractivas en traje o actitud incitante;

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