We all know how good the Tiramisu dessert is, but what does the word Tiramisu mean?
In Italian, Tiramisu is spelled with an accent at the end: Tiramisù.
As the recipe is a composition of tasteful ingredients, also the name Tiramisù is a composition of three different words:
Tira is the imperative of the verb tirare, which means pull
Me as me (myself)
Su as up
Word-for-word translation of Tiramisù is
pull-me-up,
but Tiramisù means:
Cheer me up.
Now you know what to eat next time you feel blue! :)