"butterfat" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbʌtəfæt/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈbʌtɚfæt/ [General-American], /-ɾɚ-/ [General-American] Audio: en-au-butterfat.ogg [Australia] Forms: butterfats [plural]
Etymology: butter + fat. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|butter|fat}} butter + fat Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} butterfat (countable and uncountable, plural butterfats)
  1. The fatty components of milk and other dairy products. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Dairy products, Fats and oils Synonyms: butter fat, butter-fat Related terms: buttermilk, clarified butter, ghee Translations (the fatty components of milk and other dairy products): Milchfett [neuter] (German), saill ime [feminine] (Irish), grasa butírica [feminine] (Spanish), braster menyn [masculine] (Welsh)

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