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puteal

/ˈpjuːti.əl/

puteal noun: an enclosure around a well to prevent people from falling into it.

Noun

puteal (plural puteals)

  1. An enclosure around a well to prevent people from falling into it.

Forms of puteal

pluralputeals

Origin of puteal

From Latin puteal, from puteālis, from puteus (“well”) + -ālis (“-al: forming adjs”).

Questions about puteal

What does puteal mean?
Puteal means an enclosure around a well to prevent people from falling into it.
What part of speech is puteal?
Puteal is a noun.
How do you pronounce puteal?
Puteal is pronounced /ˈpjuːti.əl/.
What is the plural of puteal?
The plural of puteal is puteals.

Words near puteal in the dictionary

  1. putchuck
  2. putchuk
  3. putdown
  4. putdownable
  5. putdowns
  6. puteal
  7. puteals
  8. putelee
  9. putelees
  10. puteli
  11. putelis

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