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Meaning of "ghee" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD GHEE

From Hindi ghī, from Sanskrit ghri sprinkle.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF GHEE

ghee  [ɡiː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GHEE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ghee is 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.

WHAT DOES GHEE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ghee

Ghee

Ghee is a class of clarified butter that originated in India and is commonly used in Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Nepali and Sri Lankan cuisine, traditional medicine and religious rituals. The word ghee comes from Sanskrit: घृत and has several names around the world.

Definition of ghee in the English dictionary

The definition of ghee in the dictionary is butter, clarified by boiling, used in Indian cookery.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GHEE

ghaut
ghazal
Ghazali
ghazi
Ghazzah
GHB
Gheber
Ghebre
Ghent
Gheorghiu
gherao
gherkin
ghetto
ghetto blaster
ghetto fabulous
ghettoisation
ghettoise
ghettoization
ghettoize

WORDS THAT END LIKE GHEE

banshee
buckshee
chee-chee
coachee
couchee
debauchee
garnishee
geechee
hee-hee
lichee
lychee
prithee
Rhee
rushee
spahee
tee-hee
thee
towhee
trochee
whee

Synonyms and antonyms of ghee in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ghee» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GHEE

Find out the translation of ghee to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ghee from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ghee» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

酥油
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ghee
570 millions of speakers

English

ghee
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

السمن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

топленое масло
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ghee
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ঘি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ghee
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ghee
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ghee
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ギー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

버터 기름
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ghee
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

một thứ bơ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நெய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

तूप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ghee
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ghee
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ghee
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

топлене масло
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ghee
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ghee
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

smörolja
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ghee
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ghee

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GHEE»

The term «ghee» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GHEE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ghee» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ghee» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ghee

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GHEE»

Discover the use of ghee in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ghee and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dairy Fats and Related Products
has been found to be 6:1–20:1 depending on the type of ghee. Of the total lactone content, the saturated lactones have been reported to constitute 65%, while the remaining 35%, mainly unsaturated lactones, have not been identified ( Yadav ...
A. Y. Tamime, 2009
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Lipid Technologies and Applications
For larger scale manufacture of ghee and vanaspati, distinctive technologies have been developed on the Indian subcontinent. To some extent this is also true of bakery fats, margarines, and fat spreads, which are also briefly noted in this ...
Frank D. Gunstone, Fred B. Padley, 1997
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Yoga Journal
Ghee: Better than Butter GHEE BENEFITS When ingested: Aids digestion Anti- inflammatory Lubricates joints Promotes memory External Use: Soothes blisters Heals wounds Calms irritated skin Best Value in Liquid Food 2000 Eden Foods, ...
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Handbook of Indices of Food Quality and Authenticity
Addition of the former to buffalo or cow ghee at a level of 5% raises the value to 66-67 and at a level of 10% to 67-68. Addition of pork fat to ghee samples at a level of 5% raises the Bomer value to 68-69 and at a level of 10% to 70-71 ( Singhal, ...
Rekha Singhal, Pushpa R. Kulkarni, Dinanath V. Rege, 1997
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The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased ...
Ghee is clarified butter, which means it's basically butter with the milk solids removed (more on this in a moment). But to treat ghee as just a “form” of butter doesn't properly acknowledge the fact that this food has been used specifically for its ...
Jonny Bowden, 2007
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The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs: The Most Complete Guide to ...
Ghee and Butter Ghee is the best of all oily foodstuffs, and is used to cure disturbances in pitta and vata. Ghee is thought to have the healing benefits of butter, with the impurities (saturated fat, milk solids) removed. The Susruta Samhita claims ...
Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa, Michael Tierra, 2008
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The Lipid Handbook with CD-ROM, Third Edition
Oleins are used or mixed into AMF for low temperature applications and those demanding sharp melting. 4.6.3.2 Ghee, vanaspati, and shortenings Like AMF, ghee is also dehydrated butter, but whereas the temperature in AMF production is ...
Frank D. Gunstone, John L. Harwood, Albert J. Dijkstra, 2007
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Ayurvedic Healing Cuisine
Ghee Sweet, Cooling Increases Mucus, in excess Ghee, or clarified butter, is the best cooking medium. It has a most delicate flavor and keeps for months or even years without refrigeration. Ghee is made from butter, but traditionally in India it ...
Harish Johari, 2000
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Ayurveda: The Indian Art of Natural Medicine and Life Extension
by serving sweets toward the end of a meal we acknowledge the old truth that sweet things help to take the edge off the appetite.) The most important animal product in India is ghee. Ghee is made from butter heated to a medium temperature.
Birgit Heyn, 1990
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Vegetarian Times
ANSWERING MACHINE Continued town gets rid of its trash. You may be able to come to an answer that applies to your own community, even if it doesn't apply to the town next door. GHEE WHIZ! I'm just getting interested in Indian cooking ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GHEE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ghee is used in the context of the following news items.
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Consuming 12000 calories a day key to becoming a successful …
Ghee (clarified butter) is an essential part of a kabaddi player's diet with district, state and even national level players from the north carrying ... «Sportskeeda, Jul 15»
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SAD-BJP to jointly contest 2017 Punjab polls, asserts Parkash Singh …
I mean it (the SAD-BJP relations) is like Ghee and Khirchi, no one can differentiate one from the other”. To a question if Deputy Chief Minister ... «India.com, Jul 15»
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AP CM to organise iftar on July 17 at Vijayawada
... and Muslims will get 5 kg flour, 2 kgs of sugar, one kg vermicelli and 100 grams ghee free of cost as Eid gift, the minister stated in a release. «indiatvnews.com, Jul 15»
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Keep it local
... and we eat our lentils, the Italians love their pasta and we can't do without our dosa and the English have their lard and we have our ghee. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Following the scent of Ramzan
Fortunately, the chefs ask them to pull out a tray because it's spectacular: a fudgy baked concoction of suji roasted with ghee, then blended with ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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AP Minister announces Rs. 30-crore Ramzan tohfa
... each family would be provided free of cost five kilograms of wheat, two kilograms of sugar, one kilogram vermicelli and 100 grams of ghee. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Bitter end to sweethouse
... revive family business (by selling the franchise) with branches in New Delhi to spread the flavour of desi ghee mithai in the posh areas too! «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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Breaking a month-long fast with sweet tooth | Chennai NYOOOZ
It is roasted in ghee and put in a pot of hot boiling milk. Sugar is added for taste. The dish is garnished with nuts, pistachio, dried grapes, ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
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Nankhatai Recipe
Combine the ghee and powdered sugar in a large bowl. Using a hand blender, blend the mixture until it becomes light and creamy. Add the ... «HungryForever, Jul 15»
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Zakat Foundation of America distributes 200 Ramadan food packets …
... and 1 kg of ghee) were distributed to poor and downtrodden people from the localities of Islampur, Anand Nagar, Mantur Road, Gokul Road, ... «TwoCircles.net, Jul 15»

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