ghee
See also: Ghee
English
ghee.
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Hindi घी (ghī) / Urdu گھی (ghī), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛta, “sprinkled”). Attested in English since the late 17th century.
Pronunciation
- enPR: gē, IPA(key): /ɡiː/
- (South Asian) IPA(key): [ɡʱiː]
- Homophone: gi
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
ghee (usually uncountable, plural ghees)
- A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- (India) vegetable oil for cooking.
- 1973 Madhur Jaffrey - An Invitation to Indian Cooking
- There are two kinds of ghee. Usli ghee or clarified butter is used rarely, partly because of its expense and partly because Indians consider it "heavy". The more commonly used ghee is a mixture of various vegetable oils.
- 1973 Madhur Jaffrey - An Invitation to Indian Cooking
Translations
South Asian style clarified butter
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