English Explanatory Dictionary

butterball

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A round lump of a coagulated fat used in cooking such as butter or margarine.
  2. An overweight person.
  3. A small North American duck, the bufflehead, Bucephala albeola.
  4. A turkey.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-butterball.wav

Word forms

butterball butterballs

Etymology

From butter + ball.

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