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

In Italy a form goes:— Pan uno, pan duo, Pan tre, pan quattro, Pan cinque, pan sei, Pan sette, pan otto, Pancotto!

From Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk by Ford, Robert

Stir briskly until the cream is well divided, add the otto, and suddenly pour the whole into a clean vessel containing 8 or 12 pints of cold water.

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 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