ghee

noun

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

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Cook in hot pan for 1 minute on each side until golden, then brush with butter or ghee. Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 12 Mar. 2025 These findings challenge the growing social media trend that attacks seed oils in favor of butter, ghee and animal fats. Julianna Bragg, CNN, 6 Mar. 2025 The frosting has half a cup of cannabis ghee, giving it a green cast and pleasant grassy taste. Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025 Once the pan is ripping hot, add 1 tablespoon of the oil (or ghee). Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ghee

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 Apr. 2025.

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