Buto

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βουτώ (Boutṓ), from Egyptian
(wꜣḏt (literally “green one”)), an allusion to the skin of the cobra. Doublet of Wadjet.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈb(j)uː.toʊ/

Proper noun

Buto

  1. (Egyptian mythology) Synonym of Wadjet.

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