p 3 e 1 a 1 t 1
4 letters · 6 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water; can be used as a fuel when dried
originProbably from Middle Dutch pete (“godmother or godfather”) (modern Dutch peet (“godparent, old woman, grandmother; godchild”)), related to dialectal German Pfette, Pfetter (“godfather; godchild”)), German Pate (“godfather, sponsor”), Patin (“godmother”). Or alternatively, related to pet (“a favourite”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0