shortening

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Noun

shortening

1. (US, cooking) Fat that is solid at room temperature, such as margarine or lard (not usually used of butter), used to make shortcrust pastry.
2. verbal noun of shorten#English|shorten - a reduction in length.

Antonyms

• extension
• lengthening

Translations

• German: Shortening

Translations

• French: raccourcissement, raccourcissements
• Italian: accorciatura
• Russian: сокраще́ние

Verb

1. present participle of shorten#English|shorten

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