betta

[ bet-uh ]

/ ˈbɛt ə /

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noun

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Origin of betta

1925–30; <New Latin < ?

Words nearby betta

betrothal, betrothed, Betsiamites, Betsiboka, Betsy, betta, Bette, betted, Bettelheim, Bettendorf, better

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How to use betta in a sentence

Pale, but prepared to meet the worst, Paula returned to the squalid room she occupied with her faithful Betta.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers
Paula passed a fearful night in the small, frightfully hot prison-cell in which she and Betta were shut up.
The Bride of the Nile, Complete|Georg Ebers
This one mo' betta,' he added, pointing to the house where the drunken captain slumbered: 'Take-a-sun all-e-time.'
The Ebb-Tide|Robert Louis Stevenson and Lloyde Osbourne
More betta you get anoda compado sah—some good plaupa man dat no smokee.
The Truth about Opium|William H. Brereton

Oh, yes; she's a great deal betta than she was befo'e we came.
Ragged Lady, Complete|William Dean Howells

British Dictionary definitions for betta

betta

/ (ˈbɛtə) /

noun

another name for fighting fish

Word Origin for betta

C19: from New Latin, of unknown origin

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