different between zhee vs ghee

English

Etymology

From Pitman zee, which it resembles phonetically and graphically, and the sound it represents.

Noun

zhee (plural zhees)

1. The letter for the zh sound /?/ in Pitman shorthand.

Related terms

• ish
• ezh, the name of the IPA letter for this sound

English

Alternative forms

• ghi

Etymology

From Hindi ?? (gh?) / Urdu ???? (gh?), from Sanskrit ??? (gh?ta, “sprinkled”). Attested in English since the late 17th century.

Pronunciation

• enPR: g?, IPA^(key): /?i?/
• (South Asia) IPA^(key): [??i?]
• Homophone: gi
• Rhymes: -i?

Noun

ghee (usually uncountable, plural ghees)

1. A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
2. (South Asia) Vegetable oil for cooking.
   • 1973, Madhur Jaffrey, An Invitation to Indian Cooking:

     There are two kinds of ghee. Usli ghee or clarified butter is used rarely, partly because of its expense and partly because Indians consider it "heavy". The more commonly used ghee is a mixture of various vegetable oils.

Translations

See also

• butter oil
• clarified butter

References

• “ghee”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

Portuguese

Noun

ghee m (plural ghees)

1. ghee (South Asian style clarified butter)