Home › Words › B › butterhornbutterhornbutterhorn means A light, soft flaky roll made with butter and often almonds.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, butterhorn ranks #10,773 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom butter + horn.nounA light, soft flaky roll made with butter and often almonds.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.croissant 64% match — A flaky roll or pastry in a form of a crescent. vs butterhorn →buttery 62% match — Made with or tasting of butter. vs butterhorn →kifli 60% match — A Hungarian crescent-shaped bread roll. vs butterhorn →bulochka 58% match — A soft, sweet bread roll, often filled with sweet or savory ingredients, popular in Russian and Eastern European cuisine and often enjoyed as snacks or desserts. vs butterhorn →banket 57% match — A sweet almond dessert pastry that originated in the Netherlands. vs butterhorn →brioche 56% match — A type of light sweet pastry or bun of French origin. vs butterhorn →blaa 56% match — A soft white breakfast roll, traditionally associated with south-east Ireland. vs butterhorn →bizcochito 56% match — A New Mexican crisp butter cookie, flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and anise. vs butterhorn →