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galette

noun

gə-ˈlet

Definition of galette

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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At a traditional Venezuelan bakery near Northwest 107th Street, a worker staffing the cake fridge said that sales had decreased as a result of immigration enforcement.

— Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Afroman went on to publish songs and music videos taunting the deputies, including one called Lemon Pound Cake that mocked the portly deputy for his apparent interest in the cake.

— Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026

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Delicious food — Jamaican patties, raspberry tarts, Nigerian-style goat, salmon tamales — scented the streets.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
Unlike many major fast-food chains, In-N-Out does not freeze its beef patties or produce, KTLA reported.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026

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