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shortening
noun[ U ]
USuk /ˈʃɔː.tən.ɪŋ/ us /ˈʃɔːrt.nɪŋ/
a type of solid vegetable oil, or sometimes butter or lard (= fat from animals), that is used in cooking, especially to make pastry soft and crumbly (= easily broken)（尤指使酥饼松脆的）起酥油（如黄油）
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Fats & oils in food & cooking
argan oil
bergamot
beurre noisette
brown butter
butter
corn oil
cottonseed oil
creamed coconut
deep fat
drawn butter
lard
leaf lard
margarine
milk fat
non-greasy
unbuttered
unsaturated
vanaspati
vegetable oil
virgin
shortening | American Dictionary
shortening
noun[ U ]
us/ˈʃɔrt·nɪŋ/
butter or other fat used in cooking, esp. to make pastry
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