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potta.

the vulva, pussy

5 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpɔt.ta/
  1. the vulva, pussy

    feminine · vulgar
  2. the vulva, pussy arrogance, ostentation, airs

    Tuscany · feminine · figuratively · vulgar
Where this word comes from

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.

noun/ˈpɔt.ta/
  1. an arrogant person, a douchebag

    Tuscany · by-personal-gender · feminine · figuratively · masculine
    smettila di fare il potta
Where this word comes from

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.

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