ghee

== English == === Alternative forms === ghi === Etymology === Borrowed from Hindustani گھی (ghī) / घी (ghī), from Sanskrit घृत (ghṛta, “sprinkled”). First attested in the late 17th century. === Pronunciation === (Indic) IPA(key): /ɡʰiː/ (Western, Indic without aspiration) IPA(key): /ɡiː/ Homophone: gi Rhymes: -iː === Noun === ghee (usually uncountable, plural ghees) A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking. Synonym: usli ghee (South Asia) Vegetable oil for cooking. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== butter oil clarified butter === References === “ghee”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English ghee. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡi/ Rhymes: -i Syllabification: ghee === Noun === ghee n (indeclinable) alternative spelling of ghi === Further reading === ghee in Polish dictionaries at PWN ghee in PWN's encyclopedia == Portuguese == === Noun === ghee m (plural ghees) ghee (South Asian style clarified butter)