butirru

Corsican

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /buˈtirːu/

Noun

butirru m (plural butirri)

1. Alternative form of butiru

References

• “butiru, butirru, butirulu, butirrulu” in INFCOR: Banca di dati di a lingua corsa

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