A slightly yellowish or ivory-colored natural fat extracted from fruit of the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) by crushing and boiling, widely used in cosmetics as a moisturizer and an emollient, as a cooking oil in West Africa, and sometimes used in the chocolate industry as a substitute for cocoa butter.

A mild curry with marinaded chicken in a makhani sauce.

(Canada) A tart filled with butter, sugar, eggs, and often raisins.

plural of butter-box

A lamp that is a conspicuous feature of Tibetan Buddhist temples and monasteries throughout the Himalayas. The lamps traditionally burn clarified yak butter, but now often use vegetable oil.

A preparation of unsalted butter in which the butterfat and milk solids are allowed to separate and brown over a heat, used in French pastry or as a sauce.

clarified butter

plural of butter dish

A long patch of butter on a floor that will cause anybody walking on it to slip, traditionally used in slapstick or as a practical joke.

A kitchen tool designed to produce decorative butter shapes for use in food decoration.