piottare

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From piotta (a hundred (km/h)) +‎ -are.

Verb[edit]

piottàre (first-person singular present piòtto, first-person singular past historic piottài, past participle piottàto, auxiliary (compare correre) avére or èssere) (Rome, intransitive)

  1. to go (on a vehicle) at 100 km/h (~62 mph) or beyond
  2. (by extension) to go very fast, either on a vehicle or by foot, to run
    Synonym: correre
    Guarda 'sto qua come piotta oh!
    Look how fast he's going!

Conjugation[edit]