"vegetable shortening" meaning in English

See vegetable shortening in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-vegetable shortening.wav Forms: vegetable shortenings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} vegetable shortening (countable and uncountable, plural vegetable shortenings)
  1. (cooking) A type of vegetable fat used in cooking as an alternative to butter or other animal fats. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-vegetable_shortening-en-noun-OzIfyRYO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Cooking Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

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