shortening
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English[edit]
Noun[edit]
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
Translations[edit]
solid fat
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reduction in length
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Verb[edit]
shortening
Anagrams[edit]
Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English shortening.
Noun[edit]
shortening n (uncountable)
Declension[edit]
declension of shortening (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) shortening | shorteningul |
genitive/dative | (unui) shortening | shorteningului |
vocative | shorteningule |
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- en:Fats and oils
- Romanian terms borrowed from English
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