Italian

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Etymology

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Possibly onomatopoeic.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): */d͡zotˈta.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: zot‧tà‧re

Verb

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zottàre (first-person singular present zòtto, first-person singular past historic zottài, past participle zottàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (chiefly Rome, often takes a reflexive pronoun, slang) to steal
    Synonyms: rubare, fregare, fottere
    S'è zottato la borza della signora.
    He stole the lady's purse.

Conjugation

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