"apple butter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: apple butters [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} apple butter (countable and uncountable, plural apple butters)
  1. Preserved apple purée with spices. Tags: countable, uncountable Related terms: jam, jelly, preserves, spread Coordinate_terms: apple sauce, apple juice Translations (preserved apple purée): appeljam [masculine] (Dutch), appelstroop [feminine] (Dutch), Apfelkraut [neuter] (German), Apfelsirup [masculine] (German), јабо́лково пире́ (jabólkovo piré) [neuter] (Macedonian), purée jabłkowe [neuter] (Polish), manteiga de maçã [feminine] (Portuguese)

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