beurre

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See also: beurré and Beurré

French[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

Noun[edit]

beurre m (plural beurres)

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

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

beurre

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

Further reading[edit]

Norman[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Jersey)
    (file)

Noun[edit]

beurre m (plural beurres)

  1. (Jersey) butter

Derived terms[edit]