butter

Definitions


[ˈbʌtə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a pale yellow edible fatty substance made by churning cream and used as a spread or in cooking


Phrases:
- look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

Origin:
Old English butere, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boter and German Butter, based on Latin butyrum, from Greek bouturon


[ˈbʌtə], (Verb)

Definitions:
- spread (something) with butter
(e.g: Lily buttered a slice of toast)


Phrases:
- look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth

Origin:
Old English butere, of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch boter and German Butter, based on Latin butyrum, from Greek bouturon




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