boterie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• buttrie, buterie, botry, botery, boterye

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French boterie and Medieval Latin buteria, from Late Latin botāria, from a variant form of butta (“cask, bottle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbut(ə)riː(ə)/, /ˈbut(ə)ri(ə)/

Noun

boterie (plural boteries)

1. a storeroom

Descendants

• English: buttery
• Yola: budheree

References

• “boterī̆(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.