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butte.

An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈbjuːt//ˈbʌt/Southern-US
  1. An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.

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Where this word comes from

PIE word *bʰudʰmḗn Borrowed from French butte (“mound”). Related to butt via a West Germanic cognate.

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