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      butterball
      noun
      small North American diving duck
      a rotund individual
      Roots
      boutyronbutter- · Greek · butter (lit. cow-cheese)bollrball- · Old Norse · round object
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      The word butterball breaks down into 2 roots of Greek and Old Norse origin: butter, from Greek boutyron (“butter (lit. cow-cheese)”); and ball, from Old Norse bollr (“round object”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.

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