Meaning
A soft yellow food made from milk, which people spread on bread or use for cooking.
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Word origin
From Greek boutyron, meaning cow cheese, from bous, cow, and tyros, cheese; it came into Old English through Latin.
- Origin
- Greek
- Root
- boutyron
Examples
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To spread butter means to move it over the bread with a knife.
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Butter melts and turns to liquid when it gets warm.
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"Butter" is uncountable, so we say "some butter", not "a butter".
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 26, lesson 1: butter, pee, noble and 7 more words.