roomboter

Dutch

Etymology

From room (“milkfat, cream”) +‎ boter (“butter”) to distinguish the original butter from kunstboter (“margarine”) and other fatty foods like cacaoboter (“cocoa butter”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroːmˌboː.tər/

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• Hyphenation: room‧bo‧ter

Noun

roomboter f (plural roomboters, diminutive roombotertje n)

1. butter, made by churning the cream of milk

Synonyms

• boter

Antonyms

• kunstboter
• margarine

Descendants

• → Indonesian: rumboter