mmutu

Maltese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /(ɪ)mˈmuː.tu/
  • Rhymes: -uːtu

Verb

mmutu

  1. first-person plural imperfect of miet

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • mutu (lenited, dialectal)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin imbūtus. Cognate with Italian and Portuguese imbuto, Catalan embut, Asturian embudu, Spanish embudo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mˈmu.tu/, [ˈm(ː)u.tʊ]
  • Rhymes: -utʊ
  • Hyphenation: mmù‧tu

Noun

mmutu m (plural mmuta)

  1. a funnel
  2. (figurative) bottleneck

Derived terms

  • vìviri cû mmutu

See also

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