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buttery1

  (bŭt'ə-rē) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Containing or spread with butter.
  2. Like or resembling butter.
  3. Marked by effusive and insincere flattery.
butteriness but'ter·i·ness n.
but·ter·y2 (bŭt'ə-rē, bŭt') pronunciation
n., pl. -ies.
  1. A room in which liquors are stored.
  2. Chiefly British. A place in colleges and universities where students may buy provisions.

[Middle English buttrie, from Anglo-Norman buterie, alteration of botelerie, from Old French botele, bottle. See bottle.]


 
 
Architecture: buttery


1. Pantry or wine cellar; formerly a medieval storeroom for provisions (originally bouteillerie).
2. (Brit.) Dispensary of provisions, esp. food and drink, to college students.


 
WordNet: buttery
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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
  Synonyms: pantry, larder

Meaning #2: a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals


The adjective buttery has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech
  Synonyms: fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, unctuous

Meaning #2: resembling or containing or spread with butter


 
Wikipedia: Buttery (disambiguation)

Buttery may mean:

  • Buttery (bread), a type of Scottish bread roll
  • Buttery (shop), an eating-place or food storeroom
  • Buttery (adjective), having the qualities, consistency, or appearance of butter

 
Translations: Translations for: Buttery

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - smøragtig, smør-

2.
n. - proviantrum

Nederlands (Dutch)
provisiekamer, boterachtig

Français (French)
1.
adj. - de beurre, butyreux, beurré, flagorneur

2.
n. - dépense, office, buffet (où l'on sert des repas légers)

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - butterhaft, weich, mit Butter bestrichen, (ugs.) schmeichlerisch

2.
n. - Vorratskammer, Cafeteria

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - καντίνα, κυλικείο (σχολής κ.λπ.)
adj. - (για τυριά κ.λπ.) βουτυρώδης

Italiano (Italian)
dispensa, burroso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - adega (f), cantina (f) (de colégio)
adj. - manteigoso, como manteiga

Русский (Russian)
кладовая, масляный, маслянистый

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - mantecoso, adulador, zalamero

2.
n. - despensa, bodega

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - förrådsrum, café, vinkällare
adj. - mjuk, som smör

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
1. 像奶油的, 谄媚的

2. 食品室, 酒贮藏室

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 食品室, 酒貯藏室

2.
adj. - 像奶油的, 諂媚的

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 버터 모양의, 알랑거리는

2.
n. - 식품 보관실

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - バターを塗った, バターのような, お世辞たらたらの

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مخزن المأكولات و المشروبات (صفه) ذو طبيعه الزبدة, يحتوي على الزبدة, متملق‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮דומה לחמאה, מכיל חמאה, מרוח בחמאה, מאופיין ע"י חנופה לא כנה ומשתפכת‬
n. - ‮מזנון (למכירת מזון)‬


 
 

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