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botta

blow

noun BOT-tah Rare
Body & Health Health & Illness

Origin: Possibly from a Germanic root related to 'butt' (to strike).

Also means

bump

Usage Note

Botta colloquially means a hit, bump, or knock (una botta in testa — 'a knock on the head'). It also appears in the set phrase botta e risposta ('a quick back-and-forth exchange,' literally 'blow and response'). Do not confuse it with la botte (a barrel/cask), an unrelated feminine noun.

Examples

"Ha preso una botta al ginocchio cadendo."

Natural Translation

She got a bump on her knee from falling.

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