piotta
🇮🇹 Italian slang from Rome
What does “piotta” mean?
100 euros; 100 km/h
Example
“'Sta maglietta m'è costata 'na piotta!”
This T-shirt cost me a hundred euros!
Good to know
Originally 100 lire. Also used for speed ('a 'na piotta' = at 100 km/h).
Who you can say it to
With friends, not your boss
💸 Money
The textbook way to say it: cento euro
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- ammazzawow!; damn!
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