Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clarified butter

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.44 in modern English

Syllables: clar-i-fied but-ter
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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"
"[…]when they are cold, put them into potting-pots and pour over them clarified butter, and keep them in a dry place."
"This recipe calls for clarified butter which is easily made and reduces the chances of burning the butter during the sautéing process."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: clarifien

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

clarified butters (plural)

Phrases

butter oil

Frequently Paired Words

butter oil

Synonyms

drawn butter

Questions

What does clarified butter mean?: A cooking fat made by gently heating butter and separating the solids from the butterfat.
Where does clarified butter come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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