galette

Definition of galettenext
as in cake
a small usually rounded mass of minced food that has been fried a golden-brown galette of lightly buttered and sautéed potato slices

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Recent Examples of galette Deadline to order: Order must be in by Nov. 21 at 11 a.m. Price range: $5.50 per mini galette to $36 for an apple pie How to order: Order online at dozen-bakery.com. Hadley Hitson, Nashville Tennessean, 19 Nov. 2025 Classic dessert offerings include an apple galette and a quince torte, each for $32, and a honey walnut tart for $35. Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025 Over a lunch of lobster salad and apple galette, conversation drifted easily between projects, passions, and reinvention. Rachel Marlowe, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025 The galette must have gone into the oven at the start of the meal. Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for galette
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Noun
  • Having said that, the chocolate frosting on this cake is divine.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Finish with Caribbean rum cake or carrot cake tres leches for dessert.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Not in our basket were some of the chain’s more fun and fancy items, which run the gamut from croissants to Belgian chocolate to high-quality burger patties, and a whole range of alcoholic beverages.
    Roxana Popescu, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2026
  • The gooey handheld pays homage to Campbell’s time out west, a simple but stellar two-patty stack with onions.
    Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026

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“Galette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galette. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.

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