ghee

noun

variants or ghi
: a semifluid clarified butter made especially in India

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Toss the gourd wedges with ghee, salt and cumin. Anita Jaisinghani, Houston Chronicle, 17 Mar. 2026 Goat, fish, legumes, ghee, olive oil, biryani, jollof rice, or plantains can all fit. Torie Bosch, STAT, 7 Feb. 2026 Our feast ended with a delicious malpua, a pancake-like dish that is deep-fried in ghee before being soaked in sweet, sticky syrup. The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026 Karim Khan had told him one morning to clear the storeroom of the garbage lying there, empty Dalda ghee tins and piles of jute bags. Daniyal Mueenuddin, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ghee

Word History

Etymology

Hindi & Urdu ghī, from Sanskrit ghṛta

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ghee was in 1665

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“Ghee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ghee. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.

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