hasselback
UK/ˈhæsəlbæk/
hasselback is the alternative letter-case form of Hasselback.
Verb
hasselback (third-person singular simple present hasselbacks, present participle hasselbacking, simple past and past participle hasselbacked)
- To slice (usually a potato or other root vegetable) thinly while leaving the bottom intact.
- When it was cool enough to handle but still hot, I stuffed mine with about a slice and half of bacon that I'd cut into even one-inch squares, letting some of the bacon lay on top of the hasselbacked tater.2014, Jennifer L. S. Pearsall, The Big Book of Bacon: Savory Flirtations, Dalliances, and Indulgences With the Underbelly of the Pig, New York, NY: Skyhorse Publishing, →ISBN, page 196
- Use a knife to cut halfway through the apple halves in thin parallel slices, so that they stay intact. This is hasselbacking.2016, Andrew Tarlow, Dinner at the Long Table, Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press, →ISBN, page 226
Noun capitalized: Hasselback
Hasselback (plural Hasselbacks)
- A single unit of potato or other root vegetable in the dish of Hasselback potatoes.
Proper noun capitalized: Hasselback
Hasselback
- A surname.
- The Xaverian student seeking Jim Ambrose's help was a boy named Nat Hasselback.2002, William M. Connolly, Shots Heard Round the World: Americans Answer the Call to Arms, Philadelphia, PA: Xlibris Corp., →ISBN, page 563
- His online profile listed his name as Byron Hasselback, age seventeen. A check with the local high school indicated there was no Byron Hasselback registered. And there were no Hasselbacks listed in the phone book with addresses anywhere near the park where he'd walked with Kelly.2005, Joanna Wayne, Security Measures, Toronto: Harlequin, →ISBN, page 69
Forms of hasselback
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | hasselbacks |
| plural | Hasselbacks |
| alternative form | hasselback |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | hasselbacks |
| present participle | hasselbacking |
| past participle | hasselbacked |
| past | hasselbacked |
Phrases with hasselback
Questions about hasselback
- What does hasselback mean?
- Hasselback means to slice (usually a potato or other root vegetable) thinly while leaving the bottom intact.
- What is hasselback the alternative letter-case form of?
- Hasselback is the alternative letter-case form of Hasselback.
- What part of speech is hasselback?
- Hasselback can be a verb, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce hasselback?
- Hasselback is pronounced /ˈhæsəlbæk/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of hasselback?
- The past tense of hasselback is hasselbacked.
Words near hasselback in the dictionary
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