adjective
buttery
BUH-tuh-ree
adjective
1
Tasting of or containing a lot of butter; rich and smooth like butter.
"The croissant was warm and buttery."
noun
1
A storeroom for food and drink, or a room at some British universities where snacks are sold.
"Students grabbed sandwiches from the college buttery between lectures."
How to Use Buttery
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishRich and creamy like butter, or (in British university slang) a small food shop/storeroom.
Common pairings
buttery flavor
buttery croissant
Word Forms
butteries plural, butteries plural, Butterys plural
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Etymology
From Middle English buttry, from butter plus -y — though the storeroom sense actually traces to the same root as "bottle," not butter, despite the similar spelling.