ghee

noun
UK /ɡiː/
US /ɡiː/

Ghee is a kind of butter that has been melted and cleaned so it can be kept for a long time.

My grandmother cooks her rice with a spoonful of ghee.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking and religious rituals.

The temple lamps were filled with ghee.

3. In Ayurvedic medicine, a base for herbal medicines.

The doctor mixed the herbs into warm ghee.

4. Slang for something excellent or pleasing (informal, rare).

That concert was pure ghee, man.