tabbuto

Italian

Alternative forms

• tabuto, tabutto (regional, uncommon)

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian tabbutu, from Arabic تَابُوت (tābūt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tabˈbu.to/
• Rhymes: -uto
• Hyphenation: tab‧bù‧to

Noun

tabbuto m (plural tabbuti) (regional)

1. coffin, (Canada, US) casket

   Synonyms: bara, (colloquial) cassa da morto, (literary) feretro

2. (by extension) box, chest

   Synonyms: cassa, scrigno

Further reading

• tabbuto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• tabbuto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication