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    otto
    noun
  • Otto
    Otto
    noun
    a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”

otto

1 American  
[ot-oh] / ˈɒt oʊ /

noun

  1. attar.


Otto 2 American  
[ot-oh, awt-oh] / ˈɒt oʊ, ˈɔt oʊ /

noun

  1. a male given name: from a Germanic word meaning “rich.”


Otto 1 British  
/ ˈɔto /

noun

  1. Rudolf (ˈruːdɔlf). 1869–1937, German theologian: his best-known work is The Idea of the Holy (1923)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

otto 2 British  
/ ˈɒtəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for attar

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Example Sentences

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Wearing its covert innovations lightly, and still fashioned from a mere otto pezzi, the chair remains as rigorously insurgent as it is supremely comfortable.

From New York Times • Aug. 20, 2021

“Now, let me see, what an the otto things I was supposed to tell you?”

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Melt the suet, wax, and spermaceti together, then add the coloric oil and otto.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence

The closing of the market for Bulgarian otto of roses owing to the war has given an impetus to the industry in Cyprus.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William

A horrible smell like a hairdresser's shop, otto of roses and macassar, mingled with the stifling fumes, of glue.

From The Immortal Or, One Of The "Forty." (L'immortel) - 1877 by Verrall, A. W. (Arthur Woollgar)

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