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feminine

/ɡaˈʎeta/ ES

/ɡaˈʝeta/ MX

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Translation

biscuit, cookie

Word origin

From French galette ('flat cake'), from Old French gal ('pebble, flat stone'), of Gaulish origin.

Origin: Old French
Root: galette

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralgalletas

Examples

She likes to have a biscuit with her coffee.

My daughter eats biscuits every afternoon.

These biscuits are very sweet.

I bought a box of biscuits at the shop.

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Would you like a biscuit with the milk?

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This word is part of lesson 34.