piotta

See also: Piotta

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjɔt.ta/
• Rhymes: -ɔtta
• Hyphenation: piòt‧ta

Etymology 1

Uncertain. A widespread folk etymology derives this from Pio Otta(vo) (“Pope Pius VIII”), whose face was presumably printed on coins.

Noun

piotta f (plural piotte) (Rome)

1. 100 euros
2. (originally) 100 lire
3. (with devaluation of the lira) 100 000 lire
   1. (rare, after adoption of euros) 50 euros (roughly corresponding to 100 000 lire)
4. 100 km/h
   • Rome, popular corruption of Tequila (1958):

     Io vengo da Primavalle // cor vespino rosso bordò, // de prima me fa 'na piotta // de siconna nun ce lo so.

     I come from Primavalle // with my little burgundy-red vespa, // with the first [gear] it goes to 100 km/h, // with the second, I don't know.

Derived terms

• piottare
• piottarella

Further reading

• piotta on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

piotta

1. inflection of piottare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• optati, patito, piatto, potati