How to pronounce buttery
American English pronunciation
BUT-uh-ree
- IPA
- /ˈbʌtəɹi/
- Syllables
- BUT · uh · ree (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What buttery means
Most people know buttery in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A room for storing food and drink
In a sentence: The cook sent a boy down to the castle buttery to fetch bread and a jug of milk.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old French word for a storeroom, which goes back to a Latin word for a cask or bottle. Its spelling was probably shaped by butter, but it is a different word from buttery, tasting of butter.
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