shortbread

short·bread

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shawrt-bred]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌbrɛd/
- /ˈʃɔːt.bred/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shawrt-bred]
- /ˈʃɔrtˌbrɛd/

Definitions of shortbread word

noun shortbread a butter cookie commonly made in thick, pie-shaped wheels or rolled and cut in fancy shapes. 1
noun shortbread biscuit made with shortening 1
variable noun shortbread Shortbread is a kind of biscuit made from flour, sugar, and butter. 0
noun shortbread a rich crumbly biscuit made from dough with a large proportion of butter 0
noun shortbread a rich, crumbly cake or cookie made with much shortening 0

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Origin of shortbread

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805; short + bread

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Parts of speech for Shortbread

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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shortbread popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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