boter
Meaning
- (feminine) butter, a spread made from churned milk
- (feminine) a butter substitute, typically made of vegetable oils
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bo‧ter
Gender
♀️ Feminine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈboːtər/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch bōter, from Old Dutch *butera, from Proto-West Germanic *buterā, from Medieval Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon). Compare Limburgish bótter, West Flemish beuter, Zealandic beuter, Middle Low German botter, German Low German Botter, Plautdietsch Botta, Old Frisian butera, North Frisian bööder, Saterland Frisian Buutere, West Frisian bûter, Old English butere, English butter, Scots butter, Yola buthther, Old High German butera, German Butter, Alemannic German Butter, Bavarian Budan, Gottscheerish púttər, Hunsrik Butter, Luxembourgish Botter, Pennsylvania German Budder.
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