"butter mountain" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: butter mountains [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} butter mountain (plural butter mountains)
  1. A large surplus of butter, especially as produced by the European Economic Community or its successors. Related terms: wine lake
    Sense id: en-butter_mountain-en-noun-WgCNP-SC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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