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English
Noun
petta (plural pettas)
- Alternative form of pettah (“fortified town”)
Italian
Pronunciation
Verb
petta
- Aphetic form of aspetta (“wait”)
Middle Irish
Noun
petta (m)
- Alternative form of peta
Romansch
Etymology
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Noun
petta f (plural pettas)
- (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) a cake in the shape of a loaf
Sardinian
Etymology
Compare with Italian pezzo ("piece, chunk"), from Latin pettia ("piece, portion"). Consider the similar derivation of Latin caro ("meat"), from Proto-Italic *karō ("portion, meat"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ("cut").
Noun
petta
- (Logudorese) meat
References
- pècia - Ditzionàriu in línia, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna