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beurre noir

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beurre noir

  [bur nwahr; Fr. bœr nwar]
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–noun French Cookery.
a sauce of darkly browned butter, sometimes flavored with herbs, vinegar, etc.
Origin:
1855–60; < F: lit., black butter
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beurre noir  
n.  Butter cooked over low heat until it has turned dark brown.

[French : beurre, butter + noir, black.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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