shortening
English
Noun
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
solid fat
reduction in length
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Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English shortening.
Declension
declension of shortening (singular only)
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) shortening | shorteningul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) shortening | shorteningului |
| vocative | shorteningule | |
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