galette

[ guh-let ]

/ gəˈlɛt /

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noun

any of various thin, round cakes or pastries, often with a filling or topping: a galette glazed with blackberry jam; a cabbage-stuffed galette.

a savory buckwheat crepe typical of northwestern French cuisine, cooked on a griddle and garnished with meat, cheese, vegetables, or egg: Grandma always made ham-and-cheese galettes for Sunday brunch.

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Origin of galette

First recorded in 1775–80; from French, from Old French galet “smooth pebble on a beach,” from gal “pebble, chip”

Words nearby galette

galère, galerie, galerie house, Galerius, Galesburg, galette, gale warning, gal Friday, Galgal, Galibi, Galicia

How to use galette in a sentence

A few years ago the “Galette” was not the safest of places for a stranger to go to alone.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
It was not for nothing that the Norman farmer lounged in the court and doorway, and brought home presents of galette.
My Lady Ludlow|Elizabeth Gaskell
Pierre accepted the galette, reciprocated the civil speeches, but kept his eyes open.
My Lady Ludlow|Elizabeth Gaskell
Mounted upon Zephyr and Galette, the captain and the count scoured the island in search of some available retreat.
Off on a Comet|Jules Verne

She returned to Rue du Helder with a portion of galette, which she had no desire to taste; but Paul was not in his place.
San-Cravate; or, The Messengers; Little Streams|Charles Paul de Kock