pâte brisée

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pâte brisée

/pat bʁi.ze/
/pɑt bʁi.ze/

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Borrowed from French pâte brisée (literally “broken dough”).

noun

uncountable A form of shortcrust pastry made with butter instead of lard or shortening. Pâte brisée is the French version of pie pastry, made in traditional European style directly on the work surface with the dry ingredients spread in a well or “fountain” to enclose the fat (usually butter), egg yolks and water. The name means broken dough, because the ingredients are “broken” into ea

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noun form of shortcrust pastry — see also shortcrust pastry

Español	pasta quebrada
Português	massa quebrada
Français	pâte brisée
Deutsch	Mürbeteig
Italiano	pasta brisée, pasta frolla

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"pâte brisée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/p%C3%A2te%20bris%C3%A9e. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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pâte brisée. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/p%C3%A2te%20bris%C3%A9e

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"pâte brisée." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/p%C3%A2te%20bris%C3%A9e.

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@misc{pa_te_brise_e_2026,
  title = {pâte brisée},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/p%C3%A2te%20bris%C3%A9e},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}