Meaning of "butter" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BUTTER

Old English butere, from Latin būtyrum, from Greek bouturon, from bous cow + turos cheese.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BUTTER

butter  [ˈbʌtə]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BUTTER

Butter is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb butter in English.

WHAT DOES BUTTER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Butter

Butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk, to separate the butterfat from the buttermilk. It is generally used as a spread and a condiment, as well as in cooking, such as baking, sauce making, and pan frying. Butter consists of butterfat, milk proteins and water. Most frequently made from cows' milk, butter can also be manufactured from the milk of other mammals, including sheep, goats, buffalo, and yaks. Salt, flavorings and preservatives are sometimes added to butter. Rendering butter produces clarified butter or ghee, which is almost entirely butterfat. Butter is a water-in-oil emulsion resulting from an inversion of the cream, an oil-in-water emulsion; the milk proteins are the emulsifiers. Butter remains a solid when refrigerated, but softens to a spreadable consistency at room temperature, and melts to a thin liquid consistency at 32–35 °C. The density of butter is 911 g/L. It generally has a pale yellow color, but varies from deep yellow to nearly white.

Definition of butter in the English dictionary

The first definition of butter in the dictionary is an edible fatty whitish-yellow solid made from cream by churning, for cooking and table use. Other definition of butter is any substance with a butter-like consistency, such as peanut butter or vegetable butter. Butter is also to put butter on or in.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO BUTTER

PRESENT

Present

I butter

you butter

he/she/it butters

we butter

you butter

they butter

Present continuous

I am buttering

you are buttering

he/she/it is buttering

we are buttering

you are buttering

they are buttering

Present perfect

I have buttered

you have buttered

he/she/it has buttered

we have buttered

you have buttered

they have buttered

Present perfect continuous

I have been buttering

you have been buttering

he/she/it has been buttering

we have been buttering

you have been buttering

they have been buttering

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I buttered

you buttered

he/she/it buttered

we buttered

you buttered

they buttered

Past continuous

I was buttering

you were buttering

he/she/it was buttering

we were buttering

you were buttering

they were buttering

Past perfect

I had buttered

you had buttered

he/she/it had buttered

we had buttered

you had buttered

they had buttered

Past perfect continuous

I had been buttering

you had been buttering

he/she/it had been buttering

we had been buttering

you had been buttering

they had been buttering

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will butter

you will butter

he/she/it will butter

we will butter

you will butter

they will butter

Future continuous

I will be buttering

you will be buttering

he/she/it will be buttering

we will be buttering

you will be buttering

they will be buttering

Future perfect

I will have buttered

you will have buttered

he/she/it will have buttered

we will have buttered

you will have buttered

they will have buttered

Future perfect continuous

I will have been buttering

you will have been buttering

he/she/it will have been buttering

we will have been buttering

you will have been buttering

they will have been buttering

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would butter

you would butter

he/she/it would butter

we would butter

you would butter

they would butter

Conditional continuous

I would be buttering

you would be buttering

he/she/it would be buttering

we would be buttering

you would be buttering

they would be buttering

Conditional perfect

I would have butter

you would have butter

he/she/it would have butter

we would have butter

you would have butter

they would have butter

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been buttering

you would have been buttering

he/she/it would have been buttering

we would have been buttering

you would have been buttering

they would have been buttering

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you butter
we let´s butter
you butter

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to butter

Past participle

buttered

Present Participle

buttering

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF BUTTER

Find out the translation of butter to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of butter from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «butter» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 黄油
• Translator English - Spanish: mantequilla
• English: butter
• Translator English - Hindi: मक्खन
• Translator English - Arabic: زُبْدَة
• Translator English - Russian: масло
• Translator English - Portuguese: manteiga
• Translator English - Bengali: মাখন
• Translator English - French: beurre
• Translator English - Malay: Mentega
• Translator English - German: Butter
• Translator English - Japanese: バター
• Translator English - Korean: 버터
• Translator English - Javanese: Butter
• Translator English - Vietnamese: bơ
• Translator English - Tamil: வெண்ணெய்
• Translator English - Marathi: बटर
• Translator English - Turkish: Tereyağı
• Translator English - Italian: burro
• Translator English - Polish: masło
• Translator English - Ukrainian: масло
• Translator English - Romanian: unt
• Translator English - Greek: βούτυρο
• Translator English - Afrikaans: botter
• Translator English - Swedish: smör
• Translator English - Norwegian: smør

10 QUOTES WITH «BUTTER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word butter.

1

Pietro Aretino

Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want to get something out of them, otherwise you'll come home to me with a full belly and an empty purse.

2

Jane Asher

Spreadable butter is wonderful for cake-making: it's much easier to cream than the block type and slightly lighter because it's blended with oil.

3

Neal Asher

Moorcock's interlinked 'Eternal Champion' series is a constant source of enjoyment. Of its tragic hero incarnations, my favourite is 'Elric of Melnibone,' and the best book has to be 'Stormbringer.' And as for that other sword, Excalibur? Pah! Use it to spread your butter.

4

Maeve Binchy

I didn't have a sweet tooth, but I liked butter, and I liked sauces, and I liked wine... and curry... and cheeses.

5

Jack Black

I make a mean peanut butter and jelly sandwich.

6

Nellie Bly

Even that was all consumed after two days, and the patients had to try to choke down fresh fish, just boiled in water, without salt, pepper or butter; mutton, beef, and potatoes without the faintest seasoning.

7

Pat Burns

Coaching the Bruins is like going bear hunting with a butter knife.

8

Ty Burrell

I didn't know that there was such a thing as butter carving. But then, I poked around a little bit. A quick Google search will show you 55,000 images of butter carvings, and they're extraordinary.

9

Alastair Campbell

My dad, Donald, was a vet and had a practice in Yorkshire. Cats and dogs were his bread and butter, but his greatest love was large animals.

10

Tim Curry

Well, you know... I grew up in postwar Britain, when you were lucky to get anything to eat. People in America have absolutely no conception of how austere England was after the war. While you were all sort of eating butter and eggs, we were eating rabbit. That's what there was in the butcher shop.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BUTTER»

Discover the use of butter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to butter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Butter

If you can stomach it, you're invited to watch . . . as I eat myself to death. -Butter So starts Butter, the story of a lonely 423-pound boy everyone calls 'Butter'.

Erin Lange, 2013

Make the Bread, Buy the Butter: What You Should and ...

"A lively, frugal-chic answer to the question "Make or Buy" about 120 different food staples"--

Jennifer Reese, 2012

Blood, Bones & Butter: The Inadvertent Education of a ...

Blood, Bones & Butter follows an unconventional journey through the many kitchens Hamilton has inhabited through the years: the rural kitchen of her childhood, where her adored mother stood over the six-burner with an oily wooden spoon in ...

Gabrielle Hamilton, 2011

The Butter Man

Nora waits hungrily for her mother to return from work and her father to finish preparing dinner.

Elizabeth Alalou, Elizabeth And Ali Alalou, 2011

Shea Butter: The Nourishing Properties of Africa's Best-Kept ...

Listen to the story of shea: an amazing substance whose ancient pedigree is finding new uses and is winning the hearts of those who seek greater health and deeper beauty.

W.G. Goreja, 2004

Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit: And Other Country ...

In Butter My Butt and Call Me a Biscuit, Author Allan Zullo offers up more than 200 vernacular verses presented in themes, such as: * Admitting You're Wrong--The easiest way to eat crow is while it's still warm, 'cause the colder it gets ...

Allan Zullo, Gene Cheek, 2009

Peeny Butter Fudge

Children spend the day with their grandmother, who ignores their mother's carefully planned schedule in favor of activities that are much more fun.

Toni Morrison, Slade Morrison, 2009

Butter Baked Goods: Nostalgic Recipes From a Little ...

These are recipes for the classics, rich in the nostalgic flavors of your childhood: from Peanut Butter Sandwich Cookies, Cinny Buns and S'mores; to Classic Chocolate Cake, Lemon Meringue Cupcakes and Good Ol' Apple Pie.

Rosie Daykin, 2013

Spinning into Butter: A Play

Spinning into Butter had its world premiere at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago in May 1999 and opened at the Vivian Beaumont Theater at Lincoln Center in New York in April 2000.

Rebecca Gilman, 2011

Butter Busters

A phenomenal, self-published bestseller--now completely revised and updated. This revolutionary new book contains over 350 delicious recipes that use simple substitutions to transform family favorites into very low-fat, healthy foods.

Pam Mycoskie, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BUTTER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term butter is used in the context of the following news items.

Recipe: Chocolate & peanut bread & butter puddings

If you can't find it, use plain peanut butter and add chunks of dark chocolate to the mix. You can make this either in individual ramekins as I did, ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

Like Butter: Sheriff Melts Guns Into Steel

On Monday, July 6 Sheriff Jim McDonnell announced the destruction of approximately 3,400 weapons confiscated within Los Angeles County; ... «Patch.com, Jul 15»

Gradeons' Pharmacy: Shea butter fights foot fungus

I originally started using raw shea butter to help with plaque psoriasis, which I've had for more than 39 years. It really works to eliminate the ... «Bradenton Herald, Jul 15»

10-Year-Old Girl Dances to "Truffle Butter"

Sara "Lil' Mini" Phoenix jams out to Nicki Minaj's hit "Truffle Butter" in this short clip, and, needless to say, she absolutely kills it. And while most ... «POPSUGAR, Jul 15»

#360DIY: Homemade Whipped Peppermint Body Butter

1. Place coconut oil, cocoa butter and shea butter in a medium sized pot over low heat. Stir to mix combination until it melts completely. When it ... «360Nobs.com, Jul 15»

Two Arrested After Police Find Psilocybin Mushrooms And …

Officers located approximately 5 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms and approximately 7 pounds of marijuana "butter". Officers also located ... «WBIW.com, Jul 15»

Butter Industry 2014 : Global Market Research by Acute Market …

The report firstly introduced Butter basic information included Butter definition classification application industry chain structure industry ... «CSO Australia, Jul 15»

Marcella's Butter Almond Cake

3) Whisk together the melted butter and 1½ cups sugar in a large bowl. Add one egg, whisk until fully incorporated, then add the other and ... «Forward, Jul 15»

Shea Butter: The Secret beauty Queen Nefertiti

Shea Butter today sits on the throne of cosmetics industries Due to its natural because they contain vitamin A (A) and vitamin E (E) and many of ... «Standard Republic, Jul 15»

Sugar and butter, the ingredients to 90 years of Beaverton Bakery …

Beaverton Bakery has relied on that combination for 90 years in the form of cookies, cakes, pies, doughnuts, maple bars, cupcakes, butter ... «OregonLive.com, Jul 15»