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BUT-uh/ˈbʌtə/

From cream comes a soft yellow spread: butter. Put butter on bread. It is uncountable: some butter, a bit of butter — not “two butters.” Batter is a mix for frying; butter is the spread in the fridge.

Meaning

A yellow food made from cream, spread on bread.

Examples

• “Would you like butter on your toast?”
• “There is no butter left.”
• “She spread butter on the bread.”

Good to know

Uncountable: some butter. on bread / on toast. Not batter.

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