ammuttari

Sicilian

Etymology 1

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

Verb

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

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

Verb

ammuttari

  1. (transitive) to store in barrels

References
  • Antonino Traina (1868) Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 249
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