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butyraceous

butyraceous

9.9
Having the taste, smell, or texture of butter
  • adjective
  • /bjuˈtɛrˌeɪʃəs/
  • Specialized
: butiroso
  • Some tropical seeds produce a butyraceous fat used in cooking and cosmetics.

Examples

  • The sauce had a butyraceous sheen that hinted at generous amounts of butter.

  • The butyraceous texture of the cheese made it incredibly smooth and rich.

  • It's butyraceous!

  • The butyraceous texture of the sauce made it irresistible.

  • The butyraceous texture of the cheese made it incredibly smooth and rich.

  • The sauce had a butyraceous sheen that hinted at generous amounts of butter.

  • The butyraceous texture of the sauce made it irresistible.

Synonyms

buttery
vsbutyraceous
21 3.2

Having a rich, smooth taste like butter

is broader and can mean producing butter rather than only containing it
butterlike
vsbutyraceous
1 3.1

Feels soft, smooth, and creamy like butter

is broader and can mean producing butter rather than only resembling it

How Buttery

butyraceous
  • Specialized
9.9
fatty
69 2.3
oily
40 1.0

Surface Forms

butyraceous positive

Morphology

butyraceous = butyr + aceous

Although the word ultimately relates to 'butter,' it uses the learned combining form 'butyr-' plus the classical adjective suffix '-aceous,' so the meaning is not transparently predictable for most learners.

Etymology

Butyraceous comes from the old root butyr-, meaning 'butter' and the same idea as the common word butter. So something butyraceous is 'like butter' and is smooth, rich, or full of buttery fat.