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beurré

beurré noun: any of various pears with soft, juicy flesh, that seems to melt in the mouth.

Noun

beurré (plural beurrés)

  1. Any of various pears with soft, juicy flesh, that seems to melt in the mouth.
    • Beurré d'Anjou; Beurré Clairgeau; Beurré Hardy; Beurré Rance
    • "There are a few brown beurrés against the south wall which are worth all foreign fruits and preserves. Run, Margaret, and gather us some."1854 September – 1855 January, [Elizabeth Gaskell], North and South. […], volume (please specify |volume=I or II), London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1855, →OCLC

Forms of beurré

pluralbeurrés

Origin of beurré

Borrowed from French beurré.

Questions about beurré

What does beurré mean?
Beurré means any of various pears with soft, juicy flesh, that seems to melt in the mouth.
What part of speech is beurré?
Beurré is a noun.
What is the plural of beurré?
The plural of beurré is beurrés.

Words near beurré in the dictionary

  1. beurrages
  2. beurre blanc
  3. beurre manié
  4. beurre monté
  5. beurre rouge
  6. beurré
  7. beurrés
  8. Beus
  9. Beuselinck
  10. Beuses
  11. beusite

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