French · Food & Drink
butter
A yellow fatty food made from cream.
Je mets du beurre sur mon pain.
I put butter on my bread.
'Beurre' is derived from the Latin 'butyrum', which means butter. The term evolved through Old French to take its current form.
'Beurre' appears in both formal and informal contexts, especially in culinary discussions, and is commonly used in both spoken and written forms across French-speaking areas.