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galette gelette [< Cdn F < F "pancake"]

• n. a flat, unleavened cake made by baking in a frying pan or by covering with hot ashes in a fireplace.

  See also: bannock  river cake  stove cake  

  • 1843  (1955)  . . . bread is unknown but we indulge in a sort of gallette. . . .
  • 1930  Madelaine's gelettes were better than their own bannock though of similar ingredients exactly.
  • 1963  Without doubt Louis shared in the . . . feasts of galettes, tickameg (whitefish), buffalo steaks and boiled tea. . . .