shortening
EnglishEdit
NounEdit
shortening (countable and uncountable, plural shortenings)
- (US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.
- verbal noun of shorten: the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
- Antonyms: extension, lengthening
TranslationsEdit
solid fat
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reduction in length
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VerbEdit
shortening