otto

¹ American  

[ot-oh] / ˈɒt oʊ /

noun

1. attar.

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Otto ² American  

[ot-oh, awt-oh] / ˈɒt oʊ, ˈɔt oʊ /

noun

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

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Otto ¹ British  

/ ˈɔto /

noun

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

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otto ² British  

/ ˈɒtəʊ /

noun

1. another name for attar

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Example Sentences

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

But if you will purchase for me half a dozen of small bottles of otto of roses I will thank you.

From A Sailor of King George by Bevan, A. Beckford

The otto sold at 70s. per ounce, less 2½ per cent., which "in view of the very small quantity must be considered satisfactory."

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