Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

black butter

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.36 in modern English

Syllables: black- but-ter
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Beurre noir, butter which has been cooked over low heat until the milk solids turn dark brown.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A dark, spiced spread made from apples and cider (similar to apple butter), a specialty of Jersey.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

black butters (plural)

Questions

What does black butter mean?: Beurre noir, butter which has been cooked over low heat until the milk solids turn dark brown.

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