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Added 9 October 2026

butte

/ˈbjuːt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about butte at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A hill that rises abruptly from the surrounding region; has a flat top and sloping sides.
A town in southwestern Montana; center for mining copper.

Origin

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

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