petta

English

Noun

petta (plural pettas)

  1. Alternative form of pettah (“fortified town”).

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpet.ta/
  • Rhymes: -etta
  • Hyphenation: pét‧ta

Verb

petta

  1. aphetic form of aspetta (“wait”)

Middle Irish

Noun

petta (m)

  1. alternative form of peta

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

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Noun

petta f (plural pettas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran, Puter, Vallader) a cake in the shape of a loaf

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Compare with Italian pezzo ("piece, chunk"), from Latin pettia ("piece, portion"). Consider the similar derivation of Latin caro ("meat"), from Proto-Italic *karō ("portion, meat"), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- ("cut").

Noun

petta

  1. (Logudorese) meat

References

  • pècia - Ditzionàriu in línia, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna
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