cherry on the cake in English

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Etymology: A reference to cakes which are sometimes topped with cherries. Cognate with French la cerise sur le gâteau, Italian la ciliegina sulla torta, Romanian cireașa de pe tort. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|la cerise sur le gâteau}} French la cerise sur le gâteau, {{cog|it|la ciliegina sulla torta}} Italian la ciliegina sulla torta, {{cog|ro|cireașa de pe tort}} Romanian cireașa de pe tort Head templates: {{head|en|noun}} cherry on the cake

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        "Synonym of icing on the cake"
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      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la cerise sur le gâteau"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
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        "1": "it",
        "2": "la ciliegina sulla torta"
      },
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    },
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"cherry on the cake" meaning in English

Noun