How to pronounce ghee
American English pronunciation
GEE
- IPA
- /ˈɡi/
- Syllables
- GEE (1 syllable)
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What ghee means
Butter melted down and strained clear, used in South Asian cooking
In a sentence: Grandma fried the cumin seeds in a spoonful of golden ghee.
Where it comes from: It came into English in the late 17th century from a Hindi and Urdu word. That word is traditionally explained as coming from an old word meaning sprinkled.
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