ghee
See also: Ghee
English
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/
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- Homophone: gi
- Rhymes: -iː
Noun
ghee (usually uncountable, plural ghees)
- A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
- 1845, T.A. Wise, Commentary on the Hindu System of Medicine[1], page 140:
- Of the medicines for relaxing the body; ghee, oil, charbi, marrow, and such are to be used; of these ghee is the best, as it is produced from milk, which is obtained from the cow.
- (South Asia) 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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See also
References
- “ghee”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
Portuguese
Noun
ghee m (plural ghees)
- ghee (South Asian style clarified butter)
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