/tawrt/ ; Ger. /tawrdd"teuh/ , n. , pl. tortes /tawrts/ , Ger. torten /tawrdd"tn/ .
a rich cake, esp. one containing little or no flour, usually made with eggs and ground nuts or bread crumbs.
[ 1955-60; torta torta ( panis ) round loaf (of bread), prob. fem. of L tortus twisted (see TORT), with VL lengthening of o (cf. F tourte ) ]