burre

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See also: burrë

Latin[edit]

Adjective[edit]

būrre

  1. vocative masculine singular of būrrus

Norman[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

burre m (plural burres)

  1. (Guernsey) butter
    • 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore‎[1], page 514:
      Qui mange la craïme ne rend pas du burre.
      He who eats his cream makes no butter.

Plautdietsch[edit]

Verb[edit]

burre

  1. to purr (like a cat or a motor)

Tarantino[edit]

Noun[edit]

burre

  1. butter
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