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puttony

puttony noun: a wooden or wickerwork basket used, in Hungary, to carry grapes in a vineyard.

Noun

puttony (plural puttonys or puttonyos)

  1. A wooden or wickerwork basket used, in Hungary, to carry grapes in a vineyard
  2. A measure of such an amount of dried grapes added to the ferment in making tokay wine and hence a measure of its sweetness

Synonyms of puttony

Forms of puttony

pluralputtonys
pluralputtonyos

Origin of puttony

Borrowed from Hungarian puttony. Doublet of butt (“cask”).

Questions about puttony

What does puttony mean?
Puttony means a wooden or wickerwork basket used, in Hungary, to carry grapes in a vineyard.
What part of speech is puttony?
Puttony is a noun.
What is the plural of puttony?
The plural of puttony is puttonys.

Words near puttony in the dictionary

  1. putto
  2. puttock
  3. puttocks
  4. puttoes
  5. puttogether
  6. puttony
  7. puttonyos
  8. puttonys
  9. puttoo
  10. puttoos
  11. puttos

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