shortening en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(US, countable, uncountable) Fat that is solid at room temperature, especially hydrogenated vegetable oil (known as vegetable shortening), used to make shortcrust pastry and in deep fat frying.
Put on the skillet, slip on the lid / Mammy's going to make us some shortening bread / And that ain't all our mammy's going to do / She's going to cook us some coffee, too
1979, The Beach Boys, “Shortnin' Bread”, in Adult Child:
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(countable, form-of, noun-from-verb, uncountable) verbal noun of shorten: the process by which something is made shorter; a reduction in length.
form of shorten
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| shortenings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
stretch shortening cycle · shortening time · vegetable shortening · iambic shortening
Translations (45)
de Schrumpfung (reduction in length) · es acortamiento (reduction in length) · el σύμπτυξη (reduction in length) · de Kürzung (reduction in length) · ja 短縮 (reduction in length) · de Verkürzung (reduction in length) · sv förkortning (reduction in length) · hu növényi zsír/zsiradék (solid fat) · ca escurçament (reduction in length) · fr graisse alimentaire (solid fat) · de Pflanzenfett (solid fat) · id mentega putih (solid fat) · de Stauchung (reduction in length) · nb forkortning (reduction in length) · mr मोहन (reduction in length) · bg скъсяване (reduction in length) · id lemak reroti (solid fat) · nb abbreviasjon (reduction in length) · el βράχυνση (reduction in length) · eo vegetalino (solid fat) · hu rövidülés (reduction in length) · eo vegetaĵa graso (solid fat) · sv but see fast matfett (solid fat) · yi באַקפֿעטס (solid fat) · de Stauchen (reduction in length) · yi געשמילץ (solid fat) · hu rövidítés (reduction in length) · fr raccourcissement (reduction in length) · fr raccourcissements (reduction in length) · de Verkürzen (reduction in length) · fi lyheneminen (reduction in length) · ru сокраще́ние (reduction in length) · it accorciatura (reduction in length) · el κόντεμα (reduction in length) · id pemendekan (reduction in length) · de Backfett (solid fat) · ca escurçada (reduction in length) · de Kürzen (reduction in length) · hu margarin (solid fat) · fi lyhentäminen (reduction in length) · de Schrumpfen (reduction in length) · hu főzőmargarin (solid fat) · bg съкращаване (reduction in length) · fi leivontarasva (solid fat) · pt encurtamento (reduction in length)