BROWN BUTTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does brown butter mean? 

• BROWN BUTTER (noun)
  The noun BROWN BUTTER has 1 sense:

1. clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers

  Familiarity information: BROWN BUTTER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BROWN BUTTER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Clarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with vinegar or lemon juice and capers

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

beurre noisette; brown butter

Hypernyms ("brown butter" is a kind of...):

butter (an edible emulsion of fat globules made by churning milk or cream; for cooking and table use)