galette
Americannoun
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any of various thin, round cakes or pastries, often with a filling or topping: a cabbage-stuffed galette.
a galette glazed with blackberry jam;
a cabbage-stuffed galette.
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a savory buckwheat crepe typical of northwestern French cuisine, cooked on a griddle and garnished with meat, cheese, vegetables, or egg.
Grandma always made ham-and-cheese galettes for Sunday brunch.
Etymology
Origin of galette
First recorded in 1775–80; from French, from Old French galet “smooth pebble on a beach,” from gal “pebble, chip”
Example Sentences
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It involves a few extra steps—making almond frangipane, apple butter and apple glaze—but they’re what makes this the best galette I’ve ever tasted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025
There’s a pecorino plum crumble, for instance, and a gouda apple galette, combinations that sound mischievous until you taste how naturally they click.
From Salon ● Oct. 12, 2025
Celebratory chicken and rice, potato gratin, roast pheasants and apple galette — these L.A. home cooks are making Thanksgiving their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 17, 2022
While you can make a sweet galette, for this recipe, I made a savory samosa.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
Good pastry is vended In Cité Fadette,— Madame Pons constructs splendid Brioche and galette!
From A Selection from the Works of Frederick Locker by Hannah Jane Locker-Lampson
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