burre
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See also: burrë
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
būrre
Norman[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτῡρον (boútūron).
Noun[edit]
burre m (plural burres)
- (Guernsey) butter
- 1903, Edgar MacCulloch, “Proverbs, Weather Sayings, etc.”, in Guernsey Folk Lore[1], page 514:
- Qui mange la craïme ne rend pas du burre.
- He who eats his cream makes no butter.
Plautdietsch[edit]
Verb[edit]
burre
- to purr (like a cat or a motor)
Tarantino[edit]
Noun[edit]
burre