butirru

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Corsican

Pronunciation

Noun

butirru m (plural butirri)

  1. Alternative form of butiru

References

Sardinian

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian butirro, from Latin būtȳrum, from Ancient Greek βούτυρον (boúturon). The introduction of butter to the island is historically recent.

Pronunciation

Noun

butirru m (uncountable)

  1. butter

References

  • Wagner, Max Leopold (1960–1964) “butírru”, in Dizionario etimologico sardo, Heidelberg