ghee

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see also: Ghee

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Pronunciation

• enPR: gē, IPA: /ɡiː/
• (South Asia) IPA: [ɡʱiː]

Noun

ghee (uncountable)

1. A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
2. (South Asia) Vegetable oil for cooking.
   • 1973, Madhur Jaffrey, An Invitation to Indian Cooking:

     There are two kinds of ghee. Usli ghee or clarified butter is used rarely, partly because of its expense and partly because Indians consider it "heavy". The more commonly used ghee is a mixture of various vegetable oils.

Translations

• French: ghî, ghee
• German: Ghee
• Portuguese: ghee
• Russian: топлёный

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Ghee

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Proper noun

1. Surname

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