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masculine
le beurre
butter
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beurre
/lə bœʁ/
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How do you say beurre in French?
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/lə bœʁ/
How do you pronounce beurre in French?
beurre is pronounced /lə bœʁ/ in French.
Example sentences
Le beurre frais que j'ai acheté ce matin est délicieux.
The fresh butter that I bought this morning is delicious.
Ce beurre salé est meilleur que celui sans sel.
This salted butter is better than the one without salt.
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Why is it masculine?
Beurre is masculine because it derives from Latin "butyrum," which was masculine, and French inherited this gender classification; the word ultimately traces back to Greek "boutyron," reflecting the historical path of the word through Romance languages.
What is the French word for butter?
The French word for butter is le beurre — masculine.
Gender across languages
| Language | Word | Article | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇸 Spanish | mantequilla flips! | la | feminine |
| 🇮🇹 Italian | burro | il | masculine |
| 🇵🇹 Portuguese | manteiga flips! | a | feminine |
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