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Maltese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Probably from Sicilian vutti, butti (“cask”) + -ija. Alternatively directly from buttiglia (“bottle”, formerly also “jar, jug”), from Old French botele. All ultimately from Latin buttis.
Pronunciation
Noun
bittija f (plural btieti)
- cask