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cherry on the cake

noun

Etymology

A reference to cakes which are sometimes topped with cherries. A cognate with French la cerise sur le gâteau, Italian la ciliegina sulla torta, Romanian cireașa de pe tort.

  1. derived from cireașa de pe tort
  2. derived from la cerise sur le gâteau

Definitions

  1. Synonym of icing on the cake.

The neighborhood

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