polta

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Finnish

Verb

polta

  1. inflection of polttaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

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Italian

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Etymology

With a change in ending, from Latin pultem (meal, porridge), from Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (flour, dust).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpol.ta/
  • Rhymes: -olta
  • Hyphenation: pól‧ta

Noun

polta f (plural polte) (literary)

  1. (Ancient Rome) a sort of polenta made from white flour or fava flour, used as food before the discovery of bread
    1. (by extension) a confused mixture; muddle
      Synonyms: intruglio, poltiglia

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Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish puerta (door).

Noun

polta

  1. door