Sicilian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

From a- +‎ n- +‎ *buttari, the last element being from Old French bouter (to strike, put), of Germanic origin.

Verb edit

ammuttari

  1. (transitive) to push, press
  2. (transitive) to drive, lead
  3. (transitive) to raise, lift
  4. (intransitive, of a person or situation) to be unpleasant, harsh
  5. (intransitive) to work excessively, speed up

Etymology 2 edit

From a- +‎ n- +‎ vutti (barrel) +‎ -ari. Compare Italian imbottare.

Verb edit

ammuttari

  1. (transitive) to store in barrels

References edit

  • Traina, Antonino (1868) “ammuttari”, in Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano [New Sicilian-Italian vocabulary] (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 249