buttery

noun

a teashop where students in British universities can purchase light meals

a small storeroom for storing foods or wines

adjective

resembling or containing or spread with butter

unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech

Roots

boutyronbutter- · Greek · butter

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Where does buttery come from?

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