Churn — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk

stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɑːz/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪptəɹəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪptəɹəlˈɒdʒɪkəl/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɑːz/.

Examples

the sea was churning in the storm

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

roil moil boil butter churn

Parts of Speech

noun	a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk
verb	stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
verb	be agitated “the sea was churning in the storm”

Word Forms

churn	verb	stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
churn	noun	a vessel in which cream is agitated to separate butterfat from buttermilk

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Abwanderung

ein Gefäß, in dem Sahne gerührt wird, um Butterfett von Buttermilch zu trennen

🇫🇷French

baratte

un récipient dans lequel la crème est agitée pour séparer la matière grasse du babeurre

🇪🇸Spanish

batir

un recipiente en el que se agita la crema para separar la grasa del suero de leche

🇮🇹Italian

agitare

un recipiente in cui la panna viene agitata per separare il grasso del burro dal latticello

🇳🇱Dutch

karnen

een vat waarin room wordt geroerd om botervet van karnemelk te scheiden

🇵🇹Portuguese

agitar

um recipiente no qual o creme é agitado para separar a gordura da manteiga do leitelho

🇷🇺Russian

сбивать

сосуд, в котором взбалтывают сливки, чтобы отделить молочный жир от пахты

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मंथन

एक बर्तन जिसमें छाछ से बटरफैट को अलग करने के लिए क्रीम को हिलाया जाता है

🇧🇩Bengali

মন্থন

একটি পাত্র যেখানে ক্রিম বাটারমিল্ক থেকে বাটারফ্যাট আলাদা করার জন্য উত্তেজিত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சலிக்க

மோரில் இருந்து மோர் கொழுப்பைப் பிரிக்க கிரீம் கிளறப்பட்ட ஒரு பாத்திரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

మథనం

మజ్జిగ నుండి బటర్‌ఫ్యాట్‌ను వేరు చేయడానికి క్రీమ్ కదిలించే పాత్ర

🇮🇳Marathi

मंथन

एक भांडे ज्यामध्ये मलई ताक पासून ताक वेगळे करण्यासाठी उत्तेजित होते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મંથન

એક વાસણ જેમાં છાશમાંથી છાશને અલગ કરવા માટે ક્રીમ ઉશ્કેરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಂಥನ

ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆಯಿಂದ ಮಜ್ಜಿಗೆಯನ್ನು ಬೇರ್ಪಡಿಸಲು ಕೆನೆ ಕ್ಷೋಭೆಗೊಳ್ಳುವ ಒಂದು ಪಾತ್ರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഇളക്കുക

മോരിൽ നിന്ന് ബട്ടർഫാറ്റിനെ വേർതിരിക്കുന്നതിന് ക്രീം ഇളക്കിവിടുന്ന ഒരു പാത്രം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੰਥਨ

ਇੱਕ ਭਾਂਡਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਮੱਖਣ ਤੋਂ ਮੱਖਣ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਕਰੀਮ ਨੂੰ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ ਕੀਤਾ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

منڈلانا

ایک برتن جس میں کریم کو چھاچھ سے چھاچھ کو الگ کرنے کے لیے مشتعل کیا جاتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

流失

搅拌奶油以将乳脂与酪乳分离的容器

🇯🇵Japanese

チャーン

バターミルクから乳脂肪を分離するためにクリームを撹拌する容器

🇰🇷Korean

휘젓다

버터밀크에서 유지방을 분리하기 위해 크림을 휘젓는 용기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khuấy động

một bình trong đó kem được khuấy trộn để tách bơ ra khỏi bơ sữa

🇹🇭Thai

ปั่น

ภาชนะที่ใช้กวนครีมเพื่อแยกไขมันเนยออกจากนมเนย

🇮🇩Indonesian

mengocok

sebuah wadah tempat krim diaduk untuk memisahkan lemak mentega dari susu mentega

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

زبد

وعاء يتم فيه تحريك الكريمة لفصل الزبدة عن اللبن

🇮🇷Persian

سر خوردن

ظرفی که در آن خامه هم زده می شود تا چربی کره از دوغ جدا شود

🇹🇷Turkish

yayık

tereyağını ayrandan ayırmak için kremanın çalkalandığı bir kap

🇮🇱Hebrew

מַחבֵּצָה

כלי שבו מערבבים שמנת כדי להפריד בין שומן לחמאה

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