butterbread
[ buht-er-bred ]
/ ˈbʌt ərˌbrɛd /
noun Chiefly Pennsylvania.
bread spread with butter.
QUIZZES
DISCOVER THE INFLUENCE OF PORTUGUESE ON ENGLISH VIA THIS QUIZ!
We’ve gathered some interesting words donated to English from Portuguese … as well as some that just don’t translate at all. Do you know what they mean?
Question 1 of 11
Which of the following animal names traces its immediate origin to Portuguese?
Words nearby butterbread
butter, butter-and-egg man, butter-and-eggs, butterball, butter bean, butterbread, butter brickle, butterbur, butter clam, butter cookie, buttercream
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021