different between galeate vs galette

English

Alternative forms

• galeated

Etymology

From Latin galeatus, past participle of galeare (“helmet”).

Adjective

galeate (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to a galea.
2. (botany) Helmet-shaped.

Latin

Adjective

gale?te

1. vocative masculine singular of gale?tus

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French galette.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /???l?t/
• Hyphenation: ga?lette

Noun

galette (plural galettes)

1. A type of flat, round cake from France.
2. Clipping of Breton galette: a crêpe or pancake made with buckwheat flour, and often with a savoury filling, originally from Upper Brittany in France.

Hypernyms

• cake
• crêpe

Translations

Further reading

• galette on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French

Etymology

Feminine form of galet (“pebble; disk-shaped object”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?a.l?t/

Noun

galette f (plural galettes)

1. galette
2. (colloquial) dough, dosh, bread
3. (Louisiana) cookie
4. (Métis) bannock, frybread

Derived terms

• galette des rois

Descendants

• ? Catalan: galeta
• ? English: galette
• ? Spanish: galleta (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

• “galette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Alternative forms

• galaette (Guernsey)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

galette f (plural galettes)

1. (Jersey) cookie, biscuit
2. (Jersey) thrashing

   Synonyms: achouêmie, astitcheuse, brûlée, dêgêlée, êcaûffeuse, rosseteuse

Derived terms

• galette à vrai