shortbread en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.? Proto-Germanic *skertaną Proto-Germanic *skurtaz Proto-West Germanic *skurt Old English sċort Middle English schort English short Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.? Proto-Germanic *braudą Proto-West Germanic *braud Old English brēad Middle English bred English bread English shortbread From short (“brittle, of pastry”) + bread.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shortbreads | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
millionaire's shortbread · double shortbread · millionaire shortbread
Translations (19)
my နံကထိုင် (biscuit) · kn ಬೆಣ್ಣೆ ಬಿಸ್ಕತ್ತು (biscuit) · fi pikkuleipä (biscuit) · fr sablé (biscuit) · ko 쇼트브레드 (biscuit) · kn ಗರುಗ ರೊಟ್ಟಿ (biscuit) · de Butterkeks (biscuit) · pl kruche ciasteczko maślane (biscuit) · yue 奶油酥餅 /奶油酥饼 (biscuit) · cmn 奶油酥餅 /奶油酥饼 (biscuit) · he שורטברד (biscuit) · it frollino (biscuit) · sv mördegskaka (biscuit) · ja ショートブレッド (biscuit) · af brosbrood (biscuit) · ja サブレー (biscuit) · nl zandkoekje (biscuit) · ru песочное печенье (biscuit) · sco shortbreid (biscuit)