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ghee
(ghee)
Pronunciation:
/giː/
noun
[
mass noun
]
clarified butter made from the milk of a buffalo or cow, used in Indian cooking:
a delicious meal cooked in ghee
Origin:
from Hindi
ghī
, from Sanskrit
ghṛtá
'sprinkled'
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