A churn or butter-making device, particularly a tall cylindrical container with a plunger or dasher used to agitate cream into butter.
From French baratte, which may derive from Old Norse or Germanic languages. The term traveled through French into English, maintaining its specialized culinary meaning.
A baratte is what medieval European dairy workers used to make butter—the same basic tool design lasted until electric churns arrived, making it one of history's most successful appliance designs!
Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.