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ghee
(gē)
noun
in India, the liquid butter remaining when butter from cow's milk or buffalo milk is melted, boiled, and strained
Origin: Hindi ghī
See ghee in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A clarified semifluid butter used especially in Indian cooking.
Origin:
Origin: Hindi ghī
Origin: , from Sanskrit ghṛtam; see gwher- in Indo-European roots
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