tetter
tet·ter
tetter · tetters
Any of various pustular skin conditionsAny of various pustular skin conditions.
UK/ˈtɛtə/US/ˈtɛtɚ/
Meaning
2 senses(archaic, countable, uncountable)Any of various pustular skin conditions.
(obsolete)Potato, or sweet potato root.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
From Middle English teter, from Old English teter, tetr, tetra, from Proto-West Germanic *From Middle English teter, from Old English teter, tetr, tetra, from Proto-West Germanic *tetru, from Proto-Germanic *tetruz, *tetruhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dedru-, from Proto-Indo-European *der- (“to flay, split, crack”).
Corruption of potato.
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Forms
plural: tettersWord family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable