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butoi¹

Where it comes from

From bute + -oi, from Late Latin buttis. Was originally an augmentative of bute, but became a synonym and largely replaced it.

noun butoaie · butoi · butoiul · butoaiele

  1. neuter barrel (a wood, plastic or metallic container)
  2. neuter cask

Similar: bute, putină

Butoi²

Where it comes from

From butoi.

proper noun

  1. masculine a village in Pârșcoveni, Olt County, Romania

Thesaurus

noun

Similar: bute, putină

In English

  • barrel round vessel made from staves bound with a hoop
  • cask a large barrel for the storage of liquid

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"butoi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/butoi. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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butoi. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/butoi

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"butoi." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/butoi.

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@misc{butoi_2026,
  title = {butoi},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/butoi},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}