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drawn butter

drawn but·ter
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drawn buht-er]
    • /drɔn ˈbʌt ər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [drawn buht-er]
    • /drɔn ˈbʌt ər/

Definitions of drawn butter words

  • noun drawn butter melted butter, clarified and often seasoned with herbs or lemon juice. 1
  • noun drawn butter a sauce of melted butter, flour, vegetable or fish stock, and lemon juice. 1
  • noun drawn butter melted butter often with seasonings 0
  • noun drawn butter melted clarified butter, often seasoned, used as a sauce 0

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Origin of drawn butter

First appearance:

before 1820
One of the 38% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1820-30

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Parts of speech for Drawn butter

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

drawn butter popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 7% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

drawn butter usage trend in Literature

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