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beurre

butter

noun BUR Less Common
Food & Drink Ingredients

Usage Note

Beurre is a cornerstone of French cuisine; faire revenir au beurre (to sauté in butter) appears constantly in recipes. The idiom entrer comme dans du beurre means something cuts through with no resistance. Beurre blanc is a classic Loire Valley sauce; beurre noisette (browned butter) is a key culinary technique.

Examples

"Elle fait revenir les oignons dans le beurre."

Natural Translation

She sautés the onions in butter.

Literal Translation

She makes the onions sauté in the butter.

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