1
: a flat round cake of pastry often topped with fruit
2
: a food prepared and served in the shape of a flat round cake
a galette of potatoes
Examples of galette in a Sentence
a golden-brown galette of lightly buttered and sautéed potato slices
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All the warm and comforting flavors and textures of a classic chicken pot pie can be found in this galette-style version.
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
The galette must have gone into the oven at the start of the meal.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Their blueberry galettes, buttery and perfectly sweet, are reason enough to stop by.
—Siena Kessler, People.com, 30 July 2025
But in recent years, local bakers have been adapting savory ingredients into all sorts of new and exciting items, from croissants to Danishes to galettes.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
The galette must have gone into the oven at the start of the meal.
—Literary Hub, 19 Sep. 2025
Their blueberry galettes, buttery and perfectly sweet, are reason enough to stop by.
—Siena Kessler, People.com, 30 July 2025
But in recent years, local bakers have been adapting savory ingredients into all sorts of new and exciting items, from croissants to Danishes to galettes.
—Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for galette
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“Galette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/galette. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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