vegetable shortening

noun

A type of vegetable fat used in cooking as an alternative to butter or other animal fats.

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Meanings

nounvegetable shortening (countable and uncountable, plural vegetable shortenings)

plural vegetable shortenings

  1. countableuncountablecookingA type of vegetable fat used in cooking as an alternative to butter or other animal fats.
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APA

vegetable shortening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegetable%20shortening

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“vegetable shortening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegetable%20shortening. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vegetable shortening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vegetable%20shortening.

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