Meaning
small pie, molten cake
- a small individual savoury flan or baked pie (e.g. of vegetables)
- a warm individual molten chocolate lava cake
In a sentence
Come antipasto abbiamo ordinato un delizioso tortino di carciofi e formaggio.
As a starter we ordered a delicious artichoke and cheese flan.
Vuoi dividere con me un tortino caldo al cioccolato fondente?
Do you want to share a warm dark chocolate molten cake with me?
Il cuoco non ha lasciato cuocere il tortino abbastanza a lungo.
The chef did not let the pie bake long enough.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| tortino | masculine · singular |
| tortini | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Diminutive of 'torta'. 'Tortino al cioccolato' on an Italian dessert menu almost always means a lava cake.