botta

See also: bottá, bøtta, and Botta

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ.ta/
• Homophones: bottas, bottât

Verb

botta

1. third-person singular past historic of botter

Italian

Etymology

From the verb bottare, from Old French boter (“to strike”), from Frankish *buttan, from Frankish *bautan (“to hit, strike”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɔtta
• Hyphenation: bòt‧ta

Noun

botta f (plural botte)

1. blow, hit (violent attack)

   Synonym: colpo

   dare una botta in testa ― to give a blow in the head

   fare a botte ― to wrestle, tussle, fight

2. hit, bump (accidental injury)

   Synonym: colpo

   ho preso una botta in testa ― I got a bump on the head

3. (figurative) blow (damaging occurrence)

   Synonym: batosta

   la bolletta della luce è stata una bella botta ― the electric bill was a great blow

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

   Synonym: frecciatina

5. time (instance)

   Synonym: batosta

   tre a botta ― three at a time

   in una botta ― at once

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

   botta di adrenalina ― shot of adrenaline

   botta di vita ― splurge, shot of life

   botta di culo ― stroke of luck

7. (vulgar) sexual intercourse, especially if short

   una botta e via ― one-night stand (literally, “one quickie and away”)

Derived terms

• a botta calda
• a botta sicura
• botta di culo
• botta di fame
• botta di sonno
• botta e risposta (“cut and thrust”)
• botta segreta
• botte da orbi
• fare a botta
• tenere botta
• una botta e via

 

Related terms

• botto

Descendants

• → Maltese: botta

References

• botta¹ in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

Anagrams

• batto

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian botta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɔt.ta/

Noun

botta f (plural botti)

1. offensive remark

Related terms

• bbottja