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Mousse vs Cheesecake - What's the difference?

mousse | cheesecake |

As nouns the difference between mousse and cheesecake

is that mousse is an airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse while cheesecake is a pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.

As a verb mousse

is to apply mousse (styling cream).

mousse

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • An airy pudding served chilled, particularly chocolate mousse .
  • A savory dish, of meat or seafood, containing gelatin.
  • A styling cream used for hair.
  • He slicked his hair back with mousse , but the cowlick still stuck up.

    Verb

    (mouss)
  • To apply mousse (styling cream).
  • He moussed his hair in the morning and then washed it out at night.

    Anagrams

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    cheesecake

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (countable, and, uncountable) A pie made of sweetened and flavoured cottage cheese or cream cheese, eggs and milk on a crunchy base.
  • Cheesecake is an especially delicious dessert.
  • (uncountable) Imagery of one or more scantily clad, sexually attractive persons, especially young women; pin-ups.
  • Company policy forbids displaying cheesecake in the locker rooms.

    Derived terms

    * no-bake cheesecake

    See also

    * beefcake ----