ghee

noun

variants or ghi
: a semifluid clarified butter made especially in India

Examples of ghee in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The elevators soared upward too smoothly, like the gears were greased with ghee. Adam Erace, Travel + Leisure, 17 Sep. 2024 Offerings change daily but always feature the star ingredients of local cooking: Rich ghee and sweet jowar (sorghum), nutty bajra (pearl millet), and earthy lentils, all rendered in mouth-watering dals and curries. Marianna Cerini, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Nov. 2023 Alternatives like olive oil, coconut oil, and ghee can replace butter. Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 5 Sep. 2024 Brush the salmon skin with a thin layer of a high smoke point fat (Brekke suggests avocado or vegetable oil or ghee) to promote more even cooking. Place the salmon, skin-side down, on the cooking surface. Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for ghee 

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Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu ghī, from Sanskrit ghṛta

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ghee was in 1665

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“Ghee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghee. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.

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