butty C2+ Topic:Abstract Ideas US /ˈbʌti/ UK /ˈbʌti/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a sandwich (British, dialectal) He grabbed a bacon butty on the way to work. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a sandwich (british,... sandwichsarniesarny Word family Related forms butterbread Etymology AI details British dialectal, from butter + -y, originally denoting a slice of buttered bread; first recorded in northern English usage. butere Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Abstract Ideas Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # butty **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbʌti/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbʌti/ ## Meanings 1. a sandwich (British, dialectal) ## Examples - He grabbed a bacon butty on the way to work. ## Synonyms - sandwich - sarnie - sarny ## Related Forms - butter - bread ## Roots and Affixes - Root: butere ## Etymology British dialectal, from butter + -y, originally denoting a slice of buttered bread; first recorded in northern English usage. ## AI Etymology Butty is British dialectal, from butter + -y, originally denoting a slice of buttered bread; first recorded in northern English usage. The historical trail runs through Old English butere. Morphologically, the surface form is analyzable into prefixes, suffixes, compounds, or participial endings that carry part of the history. The later sense follows a semantic development already present in the word's history. In modern use it means a sandwich (British, dialectal). Related forms include butter, bread. ## Topics - Abstract Ideas - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown