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ghee
(gē)n.
A clarified semifluid butter used especially in South Asian cooking.
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ghee
(ɡiː)n
(Cookery) butter, clarified by boiling, used in Indian cookery
[C17: from Hindi ghī, from Sanskrit ghri sprinkle]
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ghee
(gi)n.
clarified butter made from the milk of cows or buffaloes.
[1655–65; < Hindi ghī]
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ghee
Butter which has been clarified by boiling and is totally free of milk solids. It has a nutty flavor and is used in Indian dishes.
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Noun | 1. | ghee - clarified butter used in Indian cookery clarified butter, drawn butter - butter made clear by heating and removing the sediment of milk solids |
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