shortbread

English

Round shortbread

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.?
Proto-Germanic *skertaną
Proto-Germanic *skurtaz
Proto-West Germanic *skurt
Old English sċort
Middle English schort
English short
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.?
Proto-Germanic *braudą
Proto-West Germanic *braud
Old English brēad
Middle English bred
English bread
English shortbread

    From short (“brittle, of pastry”) + bread.

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    Noun

    shortbread (countable and uncountable, plural shortbreads)

    1. A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour.

    Synonyms

    (UK) shortcake

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