beurre

See also: beurré and Beurré

French

Etymology

From Middle French burre, from Old French bure, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, “butter”, literally “cow-cheese”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bœʁ/
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Rhymes: -œʁ

Noun

beurre m (plural beurres)

butter

Derived terms

Derived terms

Verb

beurre

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

Further reading

“beurre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norman

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Jersey)
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Noun

beurre m (plural beurres)

(Jersey) butter

Derived terms

battre lé beurre (“to make butter”)
beurre dé chocolat (“chocolate spread”)
beurre dé nouaix (“peanut butter”)
beurryi (“butter dish”)
faithe eune montangne dé beurre (“to do something half-baked; to construct a house of cards”, literally “to make a mountain of butter”)

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