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beurre

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French

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Etymology

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    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

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    Noun

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    beurre m (plural beurres)

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

    Derived terms

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    Descendants

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

    Verb

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    beurre

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

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    Norman

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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

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    Noun

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    beurre m (plural beurres)

    1. (Jersey) butter

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