noun · Food & Drink

shortbread

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The meaning (definition) of the word shortbread

a sweet buttery cookie that crumbles in your mouth

The word shortbread used in a sentence

I love to eat shortbread cookies with milk after school.

Words that mean the same as shortbread (synonyms)

cookiebiscuit

The plural of the word shortbread

shortbreads

How the word shortbread is said around the world

Frenchsablé (sahblay)
Spanishmantecada (mahntaykahthah)
Mandarin酥饼 (sū bǐng)
Hindiशॉर्टब्रेड (shawrtuhbrayd)
Arabicبسكويت الشورت بريد (bskooeet ahshshoort bahreed)
Russianпесочное печенье (pesochnoe pechen'e)
Portuguese (EU)biscoitos amanteigados (beeshkohituuz uhmuhnngtaygahduush)
Portuguese (BR)biscoitos amanteigados (beeskohituuz amuhnngtaygahduus)
Japaneseショートブレッド (shootobureddo)
GermanMürbeteig (murbaytyk)
Urduمختصر روٹی (muukhtahshahr rohtee)
Punjabiਸ਼ਾਰਟਬ੍ਰੈੱਡ (shahruhtuhbred)
Korean쇼트브레드 (syoteubeuredeu)
Hebrewעוּגַת חֶמאָה פְּרִיכָה (oogaht khaymah preeuhkhah)
Greekκουλουράκι (koulouraki)
Dutchzandkoekjes (zahndkookyuhs)
Tagalogshortbread (shawrtbreahd)
Vietnamesebánh quy bơ (bayurny kwee bur)
Turkishkısa kurabiye (kusah koorahbeeye)
Persianشیرینی کره‌ای (sheereenee kohray)
Polishbułka maślana (boowkah mahshlahnah)
Ukrainianпісочне печиво (pisochne pechyvo)
Bengaliশর্টব্রেড (shawrtawbrayd)
Swedishmörbakelse (merrbahkelsuh)
Italianbiscotti di pasta frolla (beeskawti di pahstah frawllah)

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