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Webster 1913 Edition

Beurre

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Beur-ré′

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Noun.
[F., fr.
beurre
butter.]
(Bot.)
A beurré (or buttery) pear, one with the meat soft and melting; – used with a distinguishing word;
as,
Beurré
d’Anjou;
Beurré
Clairgeau
.

Definition 2024

beurre

beurre

See also: beurré and Beurré

French

Noun

beurre m ‎(plural beurres)

  1. butter

Derived terms

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

Norman

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Jersey)

Noun

beurre m ‎(plural beurres)

  1. (Jersey) butter

Derived terms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bœʁ/

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