butirru

Corsican

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈtirːu/

Noun

butirru m (plural butirri)

  1. alternative form of butiru

References

Sardinian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /buˈtirru/

Noun

butirru m (uncountable)

  1. butter

References

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