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) (Romanesco) 100 euros (originally) 100 lire (with devaluation of the lira) 100 000 lire (rare, after adoption of euros) 50 euros (roughly corresponding to 100 000 lire) 100 km/h Rome, popular corruption of Tequila (1958): ===== 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 inflection of piottare: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === Anagrams === optati, patito, piatto, potati