butirru

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Corsican[edit]

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butirru m (plural butirri)

  1. Alternative form of butiru

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Sardinian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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

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butirru m (uncountable)

  1. butter

References[edit]

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