How to pronounce shortening
American English pronunciation
SHORT-ning
- IPA
- /ˈʃɔɹtnɪŋ/
- Syllables
- SHORT · ning (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What shortening means
A solid fat used to make pastry tender and flaky
In a sentence: Dad rubbed shortening into the flour to make a flaky pie crust.
Where it comes from: It comes from shorten. Bakers call crumbly, tender pastry short, and this fat helps make it that way.
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