ammuttari
Sicilian
Etymology 1
From a- + n- + *buttari, the last element being from Old French bouter (“to strike, put”), of Germanic origin.
Verb
ammuttari
- (transitive) to push, press
- (transitive) to drive, lead
- (transitive) to raise, lift
- (intransitive, of a person or situation) to be unpleasant, harsh
- (intransitive) to work excessively, speed up
Etymology 2
From a- + n- + vutti (“barrel”) + -ari. Compare Italian imbottare.
Verb
ammuttari
- (transitive) to store in barrels
References
- Antonino Traina (1868) Nuovo vocabolario Siciliano-Italiano (in Italian), Liber Liber, published 2020, page 249