Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.ta/Category:French 2-syllable words#BOTTACategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#BOTTA
• Homophones: bottas, bottâtCategory:French terms with homophones#BOTTA

Verb

bottaCategory:French non-lemma forms#BOTTACategory:French verb forms#BOTTACategory:French entries with incorrect language header#BOTTACategory:Pages with entries#BOTTACategory:Pages with 3 entries#BOTTA

1. third-person singular past historic of botter

Etymology

From the verb bottare, from Old FrenchCategory:Italian terms derived from Old French#BOTTA boter (“to strike”), from FrankishCategory:Italian terms derived from Frankish#BOTTA *buttan, from FrankishCategory:Italian terms derived from Frankish#BOTTA *bautan (“to hit, strike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔt.ta/Category:Italian 2-syllable words#BOTTACategory:Italian terms with IPA pronunciation#BOTTA
• Rhymes: -ɔttaCategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɔtta#BOTTACategory:Rhymes:Italian/ɔtta/2 syllables#BOTTA
• Hyphenation: bòt‧ta

Noun

botta f (plural botte)Category:Italian lemmas#BOTTACategory:Italian nouns#BOTTACategory:Italian countable nouns#BOTTACategory:Italian entries with incorrect language header#BOTTACategory:Italian feminine nouns#BOTTACategory:Pages with entries#BOTTACategory:Pages with 3 entries#BOTTA

1. blow, hit (violent attack)

   Synonym: colpo

   dare una botta in testa ― to give a blow in the headCategory:Italian terms with collocations#BOTTA

   fare a botte ― to wrestle, tussle, fightCategory:Italian terms with collocations#BOTTA

2. hit, bump (accidental injury)

   Synonym: colpo

   ho preso una botta in testa ― I got a bump on the headCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#BOTTA

3. (figurative) blow (damaging occurrence)

   Synonym: batosta

   la bolletta della luce è stata una bella botta ― the electric bill was a great blowCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#BOTTA

4. (figurative) dig, jibe (cutting remark)

   Synonym: frecciatina

5. time (instance)

   Synonym: batosta

   tre a botta ― three at a timeCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#BOTTA

   in una botta ― at onceCategory:Italian terms with usage examples#BOTTA

6. shot, boost, spree (of a mental state or similar)

   botta di adrenalina ― shot of adrenalineCategory:Italian terms with collocations#BOTTA

   botta di vita ― splurge, shot of lifeCategory:Italian terms with collocations#BOTTA

   botta di culo ― stroke of luckCategory:Italian terms with collocations#BOTTA

7. (vulgarCategory:Italian vulgarities#BOTTA) sexual intercourse, especially if short

   una botta e via ― one-night stand (literally, “one quickie and away”)Category:Italian terms with collocations#BOTTA

References

• botta¹ in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• batto

Etymology

Borrowed from ItalianCategory:Maltese terms borrowed from Italian#BOTTACategory:Maltese terms derived from Italian#BOTTA botta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔt.ta/Category:Maltese 2-syllable words#BOTTACategory:Maltese terms with IPA pronunciation#BOTTA
• Rhymes: -ɔttaCategory:Rhymes:Maltese/ɔtta#BOTTACategory:Rhymes:Maltese/ɔtta/2 syllables#BOTTA

Noun

botta f (plural botti)Category:Maltese lemmas#BOTTACategory:Maltese nouns#BOTTACategory:Maltese feminine nouns#BOTTACategory:Maltese entries with incorrect language header#BOTTACategory:Maltese feminine nouns#BOTTACategory:Pages with entries#BOTTACategory:Pages with 3 entries#BOTTA

1. offensive remark