意味(日本語)

バター ◇Gk.bous(＝牛)＋tyros(＝チーズ)

語源

• butter : L.butyrum, Gk.bous = cow (牛)

意味(英語)

• (noun) A soft yellowish or whitish emulsion of butterfat, water, air, and sometimes salt, churned from milk or cream and processed for use in cooking and as a food.
• (noun) Any of various substances similar to butter, especially:
• (noun) A spread made from fruit, nuts, or other foods: apple butter.
• (noun) A vegetable fat having a nearly solid consistency at ordinary temperatures.
• (noun) Flattery.

例文

• But it is not so readily digestible as butter is; is more liable to give rise to the butyric acid fermentations in the stomach; is not nearly so appetizing; and its sale as, and under the name of, _butter_ is a fraud which the law rightly forbids and punishes.