galette

noun

gə-ˈlet How to pronounce galette (audio)
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 Place small portions of the goat cheese, about 1 teaspoon, over the tomatoes through-out the galette. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026 Electing to make a strawberry galette will ensure that your dessert course will probably not live to see a leftover stage. — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 7 June 2026 The potatoes are a must-order, served in duck fat, jacketed, or as a galette, and grown in Tasmania’s rich volcanic soils. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 May 2026 Customers have been devouring the plum galettes, which are flaky fruit pastries. — Kansas City Star, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for galette
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  1. cake
  2. patty
Noun
  • This dessert has found viral success on TikTok, where there are countless videos of shoppers trying the cake for a captive audience.
    — Carly Westerfield, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 July 2026
  • Peach slices and brown sugar form a moist base for the tender cake—and when flipped over, that base becomes the topping.
    — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 21 July 2026
Definition of cake
Noun
  • Bent Buckle serves brisket sandwiches and brisket nachos, Frito Pie arrives in a paper bag topped with chili and shredded cheese, and Vaqueros builds the Elote Burger on a 10-ounce Angus patty with pepper jack, lettuce, tomato and Flamin’ Hot elote.
    — Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • Namely, that cheese skirt—a giant slab of crispy cheddar cheese that extends far over the edges of every patty.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 15 July 2026
Definition of patty

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