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Ghee vs Whee - What's the difference?

ghee | whee |

As a noun ghee

is a type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.

As an interjection whee is

an expression of pleasure or enjoyment.

ghee

English

(wikipedia ghee)

Alternative forms

* ghi

Noun

(-)
  • A type of clarified butter used in South Asian cooking; usli ghee.
  • (India) vegetable oil for cooking.

    • Quotations

    * 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. ----

    whee

    English

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (childish) An expression of pleasure or enjoyment.
  • * 2001 , Ricardo L Garcia, Coal camp days: a boy's remembrance?
    • She twisted the rubber band extra tight. Sure enough, the tractor spun off much faster. Whee ! She really liked to see it go fast on the living room floor.
  • * 2009 , Phil and Kaja Foglio, Girl Genius, Volume 9 , p. 81:
    • It'll be a secret! Whee !

    Synonyms

    * (childish expression of enjoyment) whoopee, yay, yeah, yippee