butter
Butter is a solid dairy product produced by churning fresh or fermented cream or milk to separate the fat from the liquid. It is widely used as a spread, a cooking medium, and a key ingredient in baking due to its high fat content and rich flavor profile.
Exemplos
3 de 5Would you like some butter on your toast this morning?
Would you like some butter on your toast this morning?
The recipe specifies that the butter must be at room temperature to ensure proper aeration during the creaming process.
The recipe specifies that the butter must be at room temperature to ensure proper aeration during the creaming process.
I'm just going to slap some butter on this bread and call it a meal.
I'm just going to slap some butter on this bread and call it a meal.
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Remember that 'butter' makes things 'better'—just change the 'u' to an 'e'!
Quiz rápido
The chef prepared a rich, _______ sauce that complemented the lobster perfectly.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: buttery
Exemplos
Would you like some butter on your toast this morning?
everydayWould you like some butter on your toast this morning?
The recipe specifies that the butter must be at room temperature to ensure proper aeration during the creaming process.
formalThe recipe specifies that the butter must be at room temperature to ensure proper aeration during the creaming process.
I'm just going to slap some butter on this bread and call it a meal.
informalI'm just going to slap some butter on this bread and call it a meal.
In food science, butter is classified as a water-in-oil emulsion, resulting from the inversion of the cream emulsion.
academicIn food science, butter is classified as a water-in-oil emulsion, resulting from the inversion of the cream emulsion.
The retail division is the company's bread and butter, providing the necessary cash flow for research and development.
businessThe retail division is the company's bread and butter, providing the necessary cash flow for research and development.
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
butter someone up
to be very nice to someone so they will do what you want
bread and butter
a person's livelihood or main source of income
look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth
to look very innocent although you may have done something wrong
Frequentemente confundido com
Batter is a liquid mixture of flour, eggs, and milk used in cooking, while butter is a solid dairy fat.
Better is the comparative form of 'good'; it sounds similar to 'butter' in some dialects but has a different vowel sound.
Notas de uso
As a noun, butter is typically uncountable. However, as a verb, 'to butter' means to spread butter on something or, metaphorically, to flatter someone.
Erros comuns
Learners often say 'a butter' when they should use a quantifier like 'a piece of butter,' 'a stick of butter,' or 'a pat of butter.'
Dica de memorização
Remember that 'butter' makes things 'better'—just change the 'u' to an 'e'!
Origem da palavra
From Old English 'butere', which comes from the Greek 'boutyron', literally meaning 'cow-cheese'.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
In Western history, butter was a symbol of wealth and rural health; the phrase 'guns or butter' is still used in economics to describe the choice between military spending and social goods.
Quiz rápido
The chef prepared a rich, _______ sauce that complemented the lobster perfectly.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: buttery
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