pirobetta
Italian
Etymology
From piro- + betta.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pi.roˈbet.ta/
- Rhymes: -etta
- Hyphenation: pi‧ro‧bét‧ta
Noun
pirobetta f (plural pirobette)
- (nautical) a small steamship used to dump the byproducts (mud etc.) of dredging
- Synonyms: pirobetta portafango, portafango
Further reading
- pirobetta in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- probitate