butte

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

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

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