"potta" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔt.ta/ Forms: potte [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔtta Etymology: From second half of XIII century, found in central-southern varieties. Borrowed from Franco-Provençal pota (“protruded lips, pout”), probably a rebracketing of *lippotte, diminutive of French lippe (“protruded lip”), from Middle Dutch lippe (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to droop, sag, slip”). For the derogatory sense, cf. English cunt and twat. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|frp|pota|t=protruded lips, pout}} Borrowed from Franco-Provençal pota (“protruded lips, pout”), {{glossary|rebracketing}} rebracketing, {{der|it|fr|lippe|t=protruded lip}} French lippe (“protruded lip”), {{der|it|dum|lippe||lip}} Middle Dutch lippe (“lip”), {{der|it|ine-pro|*leb-||to droop, sag, slip}} Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to droop, sag, slip”), {{cog|en|cunt}} English cunt Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} potta f (plural potte)
  1. (vulgar) the vulva, pussy Tags: feminine, vulgar
    Sense id: en-potta-it-noun-5604a2Uu
  2. (vulgar) the vulva, pussy
    (Tuscan, figurative) arrogance, ostentation, airs     Tags: feminine, figuratively, vulgar
    Sense id: en-potta-it-noun-JfSo3aPd Categories (other): Tuscan Italian

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔt.ta/ Forms: potti [masculine, plural], potte [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -ɔtta Etymology: From second half of XIII century, found in central-southern varieties. Borrowed from Franco-Provençal pota (“protruded lips, pout”), probably a rebracketing of *lippotte, diminutive of French lippe (“protruded lip”), from Middle Dutch lippe (“lip”), from Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to droop, sag, slip”). For the derogatory sense, cf. English cunt and twat. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|frp|pota|t=protruded lips, pout}} Borrowed from Franco-Provençal pota (“protruded lips, pout”), {{glossary|rebracketing}} rebracketing, {{der|it|fr|lippe|t=protruded lip}} French lippe (“protruded lip”), {{der|it|dum|lippe||lip}} Middle Dutch lippe (“lip”), {{der|it|ine-pro|*leb-||to droop, sag, slip}} Proto-Indo-European *leb- (“to droop, sag, slip”), {{cog|en|cunt}} English cunt Head templates: {{it-noun|mfbysense}} potta m or f by sense (masculine plural potti, feminine plural potte)
  1. (Tuscan, figurative) an arrogant person, a douchebag Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-potta-it-noun-LWQniCtu Categories (other): Tuscan Italian, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense, Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 12 35 53 Disambiguation of Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 21 26 53 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 15 22 63
     
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