1
: a flat round cake of pastry often topped with fruit
2
: a food prepared and served in the shape of a flat round cake
a galette of potatoes
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Examples of galette in a Sentence
a golden-brown galette of lightly buttered and sautéed potato slices
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Customers have been devouring the plum galettes, which are flaky fruit pastries.
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Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The key to a great tomato galette is managing moisture.
—Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 May 2026
Everything is made fresh daily, from buttery scones and flaky galettes to nostalgic pop tarts and muffins.
—Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
How to Use This Crust Martha uses this rustic, earthy crust for her rhubarb galette recipe; make it when the first stalks of rhubarb appear at the market for a wonderfully delicious, ultra-springy dessert.
—Martha Stewart, 13 Feb. 2026
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Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026
The key to a great tomato galette is managing moisture.
—Andy Baraghani, Bon Appetit Magazine, 6 May 2026
Everything is made fresh daily, from buttery scones and flaky galettes to nostalgic pop tarts and muffins.
—Belinda Luksic, Southern Living, 2 May 2026
How to Use This Crust Martha uses this rustic, earthy crust for her rhubarb galette recipe; make it when the first stalks of rhubarb appear at the market for a wonderfully delicious, ultra-springy dessert.
—Martha Stewart, 13 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for galette
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“Galette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galette. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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