Etymology

pâte brisée

Today it means: A form of shortcrust pastry made with butter instead of lard or shortening. Full definition →

French pâte brisée
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  1. French · borrowed frompâte brisée
  2. English todaypâte brisée

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.