Feminine
botta
Meaning
- (feminine) blow, hit (violent attack)
- (feminine) hit, bump (accidental injury)
- (feminine, figuratively) blow (damaging occurrence)
- (feminine, figuratively) dig, jibe (cutting remark)
- (feminine) time (instance)
- (feminine) shot, boost, spree (of a mental state or similar)
- (feminine, vulgar) sexual intercourse, especially if short
Concepts
Synonyms
colpo forte
bang
bum
pìria
bbricòcola
mélla
bitorzo
picciata
Translations
Frequency
Hyphenated as
bòt‧ta
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈbɔt.ta/
Etymology
From the verb bottare, from Old French boter (“to strike”), from Frankish *buttan, from Frankish *bautan (“to hit, strike”).
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