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Added 9 October 2026

buttery

/ˈbʌtəɹi/ noun

Latin root: būtȳrum Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about buttery at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A small storeroom for storing foods or wines.
A teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals.

adjective

Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech.
buttery praise
Resembling or containing or spread with butter.
a rich buttery cake

Origin

From Middle English buttry, equivalent to butter + -y. Piecewise doublet of butyric, butter ultimately being from Latin būtȳrum and -y being a doublet of -ic.

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