pirobetta

Italian

Etymology

From piro- +‎ betta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.roˈbet.ta/
• Rhymes: -etta
• Hyphenation: pi‧ro‧bét‧ta

Noun

pirobetta f (plural pirobette)

1. (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