chiotto

== Italian == === Alternative forms === ciotto (central Italy) === Etymology === Perhaps from Latin plautus (“having flat feet, or wide ears”), via a southern dialect, like Neapolitan. The geminate -tt- may be due to influence of *plattus (“flat”) (whence Italian piatto and Neapolitan chiatto). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkjɔt.to/ Rhymes: -ɔtto Hyphenation: chiòt‧to === Adjective === chiotto (feminine chiotta, masculine plural chiotti, feminine plural chiotte) quiet, still, be it because of pressure, fear, hypocrisy, or in order to act in secret (by extension) sly Synonym: sornione === Further reading === chiotto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana chiotto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication ciotto in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication