butter

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A soft yellow food made from cream, spread on bread or used in cooking.

   She spread butter on her warm toast.

2. 2
   verb

   To spread butter on something.

   He buttered the bread before adding the cheese.

3. 3
   noun

   A soft food made from another food, similar in texture to butter.

   The kids love peanut butter on their sandwiches.

PIE word *gʷṓws Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷṓws Proto-Hellenic *gʷous Ancient Greek βοῦς (boûs) Proto-Indo-European *tewh₂-der. Proto-Hellenic *tūrós Ancient Greek τυρός (turós) Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron)bor. Latin būtȳrumbor. Proto-West Germanic *buterā Old English butere Middle English buter English butter From Middle English buter, butter, from Old English butere, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, “cow cheese”), compound of βοῦς (boûs, “ox, cow”) and τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”).

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