shortbread

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A type of biscuit (cookie), popular in Britain, traditionally made from one part sugar, two parts butter and three parts flour. countable,uncountable

词形变化

shortbreads plural

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.?
Proto-Germanic *skertaną
Proto-Germanic *skurtaz
Proto-West Germanic *skurt
Old English sċort
Middle English schort
English short
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.?
Proto-Germanic *braudą
Proto-West Germanic *braud
Old English brēad
Middle English bred
English bread
English shortbread
From short (“brittle, of pastry”) + bread.
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