bittija

Maltese

Alternative forms
  • bettija

Etymology

Probably from Sicilian vutti, butti (“cask”) + -ija. Alternatively directly from buttiglia (“bottle”, formerly also “jar, jug”), from Old French botele. All ultimately from Latin buttis.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /bɪtˈtiː.ja/

Noun

bittija f (plural btieti)

  1. cask
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