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clarified butter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) A cooking fat made by gently heating butter and separating the solids from the butterfat.
   • […]when they are cold, put them into potting-pots and pour over them clarified butter, and keep them in a dry place. 1795, Elizabeth Raffald, The Experienced Housekeeper, page 146:
   • This recipe calls for clarified butter which is easily made and reduces the chances of burning the butter during the sautéing process. 1992, Grace Howaniec, Encore Wisconsin: Chef's Recipes Designed to Bring You Ovations, page 112:
   • The means whereby the sailors do this, is, first to dress the meat, then cut it into slices; and laying them regularly one upon another in a close cask, they pour clarified butter thereon to fill up all the interstices 1725, Robert Boyle, The Philosophical Works of the Honourable Robert Boyle, Esq, page 52:

Forms

Hyponyms

ghee

Relateds

butter oil

Translations (33)

cy menyn gloyw (cooking fat made from butter) · sdh ڕۊن (cooking fat made from butter) · ka ერბო (cooking fat made from butter) · gl manteiga (cooking fat made from butter) · fi kirkastettu voi (cooking fat made from butter) · it burro chiarificato (cooking fat made from butter) · hi घी (cooking fat made from butter) · fa روغن گاو (cooking fat made from butter) · kmr rûn (cooking fat made from butter) · is skírt smjör (cooking fat made from butter) · ckb ڕۆن (cooking fat made from butter) · ar سمن (cooking fat made from butter) · hy հալած յուղ (cooking fat made from butter) · ky сары май (cooking fat made from butter) · th เนยใส (cooking fat made from butter) · zza ron (diq) (cooking fat made from butter) · fr beurre clarifié (cooking fat made from butter) · cmn 液體黃油 /液体黄油 (cooking fat made from butter) · pt manteiga clarificada (cooking fat made from butter) · de Butterschmalz (cooking fat made from butter) · pl masło klarowane (cooking fat made from butter) · sa घृत (cooking fat made from butter) · ja 澄ましバター (cooking fat made from butter) · txb peṣke (cooking fat made from butter) · ru топлёное ма́сло (cooking fat made from butter) · os царв (cooking fat made from butter) · cy menyn clir (cooking fat made from butter) · eo buterograso (cooking fat made from butter) · gu ઘી (cooking fat made from butter) · ur گھی (cooking fat made from butter) · fa گاوروغن (cooking fat made from butter) · ro unt clarificat (cooking fat made from butter) · fa روغن حیوانی (cooking fat made from butter)