tiramisu

IPA: tɪrʌmˈɪsu

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

Examples of "tiramisu" in Sentences

We finished with the tiramisu, which is one of his favorite desserts.
The bulk of the tiramisu is the mascarpone cream layer, utterly light, pure and dusted in cocoa powder.
Then stay for dessert, they have cannolli (a typical Sicilian dessert) or their version of tiramisu, which is different but nevertheless delicious.
Some other volunteers from our group were in town, so we all went to a fancy German place for dinner and had tiramisu which is so NOT German, but whatever for dessert.
Just seeing the word "tiramisu" makes me want to run for the exit, but Gonzalez tidies up the frequently sloppy classic, and renews it with a refreshing citrus finish; chocolate and orange, a marriage that never fails, right?
The Italian word tiramisu, literally translated, means "pick me up" - which is a reference to the ingredients in this traditional Italian dessert - and there are as many varieties of tiramisu as there are myths about its origin.