Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

buttrig

English translation:

buttery

Added to glossary by Jon Fedler
Oct 23, 2006 09:17
17 yrs ago
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German term

buttrig

German to English Other Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Fragment from a description of a wine tasting, in a German book on wines.


" Wir beenden die Degustation und ich hole etwas zu essen. Getrunken wird dazu der buttrig, antiquert schmeckende Condrieu."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +5 buttery
2 +1 buttery

Proposed translations

+5
1 min
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buttery

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Peer comment(s):

agree transatgees : My wife was in the wine trade for years.
8 mins
Danke!
agree Louise Mawbey
9 mins
Danke!
agree Jane Luther : I'm sure I've seen this used to describe wines in the past
10 mins
Danke!
agree Dr. Georg Schweigart
18 mins
Danke!
agree Ingeborg Gowans (X)
2 hrs
Danke!
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
4 mins

buttery

It's an alternative spelling of "butterig", which means buttery (acc. to the Oxford/Duden, at least). Quite what that means in a wine context is beyond me, though. Hence low CL.
Peer comment(s):

agree Richard Benham
3 hrs
Thanks for the recognition, Richard
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