English Explanatory Dictionary

puttony

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A wooden or wickerwork basket used, in Hungary, to carry grapes in a vineyard
  2. A measure of such an amount of dried grapes added to the ferment in making tokay wine and hence a measure of its sweetness

Word forms

puttony puttonys puttonyos

Etymology

Borrowed from Hungarian puttony. Doublet of butt (“cask”).

Synonyms

puttonyos
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