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petta

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English

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Noun

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petta (plural pettas)

  1. Alternative form of pettah (fortified town)

Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Verb

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petta

  1. Aphetic form of aspetta (wait)

Middle Irish

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Noun

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petta (m)

  1. Alternative form of peta

Romansch

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

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petta f (plural pettas)

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

Sardinian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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petta

  1. (Logudorese) meat

References

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  • pècia - Ditzionàriu in línia, Regione Autonoma della Sardegna