beurre

See also: beurré and Beurré

French

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French beurre (16th c.), from a regional (eastern or western) variant of burre, from Old French burre, bure, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, butter, literally cow-cheese).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bœʁ/
  • (file)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -œʁ
  • Homophones: beur, beurs, beurrent, beurres

Noun

beurre m (plural beurres)

  1. butter
    Il a bu une pinte de beurre fondu.
    He drank a pint of melted butter.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Haitian Creole:
  • Norman: beurre
  • Khmer: បឺរ (bəɨ)
  • Lao: ເບີ (bœ̄)
  • Vietnamese:

Verb

beurre

  1. inflection of beurrer:
    1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Norman

Alternative forms

  • buure (continental Normandy)
  • burre (Guernsey)
  • bür (Sark)

Etymology

From Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).

Pronunciation

  • (Jersey)
    (file)

Noun

beurre m (plural beurres)

  1. (Jersey) butter

Derived terms

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