roomboter

Dutch

Etymology

From room (“milkfat, cream”) +‎ boter (“butter”) to distinguish the original butter from kunstboter (“margarine”) and other fatty foods like cacaoboter (“cocoa butter”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈroːmˌboː.tər/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: room‧bo‧ter

Noun

roomboter f (plural roomboters, diminutive roombotertje n)

  1. butter, made by churning the cream of milk

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Descendants

  • → Indonesian: rumboter
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