polta

Finnish

Verb

polta

1. inflection of polttaa:
   1. present active indicative connegative
   2. second-person singular present imperative
   3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

• lapot, palot, polat

Italian

Alternative forms

• polte (archaic)

Etymology

With a change in ending, from Latin pultem (“meal, porridge”), from Ancient Greek πόλτος (póltos), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (“flour, dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpol.ta/
• Rhymes: -olta
• Hyphenation: pól‧ta

Noun

polta f (plural polte) (literary)

1. (Ancient Rome) a sort of polenta made from white flour or fava flour, used as food before the discovery of bread
   1. (by extension) a confused mixture; muddle

      Synonyms: intruglio, poltiglia

Anagrams

• paltò

Sambali

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish puerta (“door”).

Noun

polta

1. door