beurre

Etymology

From Middle French burre, from Old French bure, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron, “butter”, literally “cow-cheese”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bœʁ/

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Noun

beurre m (plural beurres)

1. butter

Verb

beurre

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

Further reading

• “beurre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Alternative forms

• buure (continental Normandy)
• burre (Guernsey)
• bür (Sark)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Jersey)

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Noun

beurre m (plural beurres)

1. (Jersey) butter