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Putt vs Putti - What's the difference?

putt | putti |

As nouns the difference between putt and putti

is that putt is the act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green while putti is irregular plural of putto.

As a verb putt

is to lightly strike a golf ball with a putter on (or very near) a putting green.

putt

English

Etymology 1

(en)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (golf) The act of tapping a golf ball lightly on a putting green.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (golf) To lightly strike a golf ball with a putter on (or very near) a putting green.
  • Etymology 2

    Onomatopoeic, from putt-putt

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (onomatopoeia) A regular sound characterized by the sound of "putt putt putt putt...", such as made by some slowly stroking internal combustion engines.
  • (British, motorcycling, slang) A motorcycle.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a putt sound.
  • (motorcycling, slang) To ride one's motorcycle, to go for a motorcycle ride.
  • To move along slowly.
  • putti

    English

    Noun

    (putto) (head)
  • (putto)
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    putto

    English

    Noun

    (putti)
  • A representation, in a work of art (especially Renaissance or Baroque), of a small, naked, winged child; a cherub.
  • *2004 , (Richard Fortey), The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 14:
  • *:The walls have ranks of white marble niches capped by huge marble scallops, and flanked by urns and flowers, drapes and putti .
  • Synonyms

    * amoretto

    See also

    * cupid

    Anagrams

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