Galette (en. Cake)

/ɡa.lɛt/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

A buckwheat galette is a pancake made with buckwheat flour.

I ate a buckwheat galette with cheese.

J'ai mangé une galette de sarrasin avec du fromage.

A galette can also refer to a flat cake, often topped.

For dessert, we prepared a kings' cake.

Pour le dessert, nous avons préparé une galette des rois.

In cooking, a galette can be a generic term for a flattened preparation.

This potato galette was delicious.

Cette galette de pommes de terre était délicieuse.

The word 'galette' comes from the Old French 'galet', which referred to a small cake.

kings' cake

Traditional French cake consumed during Epiphany.

galette des rois

to make a galette

To prepare a galette, often in the kitchen.

faire une galette

pancake

A very thin layer of dough, often sweet or savory.

crêpe

pastry

A general term for sweet preparations.

pâtisserie

Refers to a person who has a round appearance.

He is a bit round, but he has a big heart.

Il est un peu galette, mais il a un grand cœur.

Refers to someone who is inactive or lazy.

Don't be lazy, get up and help me.

Ne sois pas galette, lève-toi et aide-moi.