"tetta" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtet.ta/ Forms: tette [plural]
Rhymes: -etta Etymology: From Late Latin titta, titia, from Frankish *titta, from Proto-Germanic *titt- (“teat; nipple; breast”), from Proto-Indo-European *tata- (“father; parent; nipple”). Compare also French tette, Spanish and Portuguese teta, Romanian țâță, English teat. The word is found in many European languages and may simply be ultimately an expressive formation based on infantile language. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|LL.|titta}} Late Latin titta, {{m|la|titia}} titia, {{der|it|frk|*titta}} Frankish *titta, {{der|it|gem-pro|*titt-|t=teat; nipple; breast}} Proto-Germanic *titt- (“teat; nipple; breast”), {{der|it|ine-pro|*tata-|t=father; parent; nipple}} Proto-Indo-European *tata- (“father; parent; nipple”), {{cog|fr|tette}} French tette, {{cog|es,pt|teta}} Spanish and Portuguese teta, {{cog|ro|țâță}} Romanian țâță, {{cog|en|teat}} English teat, {{onomatopoeic|it|title=expressive}} expressive Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} tetta f (plural tette)
  1. (informal, vulgar) boob, booby, tit, jug (slang expression for breast) Tags: feminine, informal, vulgar Synonyms: poppa, mammella Related terms: capezzolo
    Sense id: en-tetta-it-noun-ttQ12I7f Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian onomatopoeias

Inflected forms

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