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
  • Rather than stressing over social niceties, sitting in ornate carriages and snacking on cream cakes, Sophie daydreams while scrubbing floors and delivering tea.
    Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Sitting on the terrace, the Bellagio fountains’ 40-story-high jets make a splashy backdrop to a meal of yellowtail hamachi in a chili and sesame oil reduction ($44) and seafoam-green pistachio and ricotta chiffon cake ($20).
    Roger Kisby, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Spina writes that as long as the fish patties have been properly cooked (past 145 degrees Fahrenheit), the worms die and won't be a health risk to diners.
    Chad Murphy, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Feb. 2026
  • The beef patty, for example, remains the same.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN Money, 26 Feb. 2026

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“Galette.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galette. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.

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