English Explanatory Dictionary

clarified butter

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cooking fat made by gently heating butter and separating the solids from the butterfat.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

clarified butter clarified butters

Etymology

From clarified + butter, from Middle English clarifien and buter. Earliest attestation of clarified in this sense from the 14th century.

Related words

butter oil
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