♦ butter

♦ butter
♦ butter /ˈbʌtə(r)/
n. [u]
burro: melted butter, burro fuso; cocoa butter, burro di cacao
● (fam. USA, antiq.) butter-and-egg man, ricco agricoltore o uomo d'affari di provincia □ (bot.) butter-and-eggs (Linaria vulgaris), linaria; linaiola □ (bot.) butter bean (Phaseolus lunatus), fagiolo americano; fagiolo di Lima □ butter curler, arricciaburro □ butter dish, burriera; portaburro □ butter knife, coltellino da burro □ butter muslin, mussolina □ (bot.) butter tree (Bassia butyracea), albero del burro □ (fam.) to look as if butter wouldn't melt in one's mouth, avere l'aria ingenua; avere l'aria da santarellina.
(to) butter /ˈbʌtə(r)/
v. t.
imburrare.

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