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buttis

Pronunciation: [ˈbʊt.tɪs]

“buttis” is a Latin word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. cask, barrel

Etymology

Probably via Greek (compare Ancient Greek πυτίνη (putínē, “flask”) and βοῦττις (boûttis)), ultimately from the imitative Proto-Indo-European *bʰeHw- (“to swell, puff”). Also see German Bütte, Latin bulla.

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