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Italian
Etymology
Literally, “secret blow”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɔt.ta seˈɡre.ta/
- Hyphenation: bòt‧ta‧se‧gré‧ta
Noun
botta segreta f (plural botte segrete)
- (obsolete, fencing) a secret attack (that supposedly defeats any opponent)
1750s, Carlo Goldoni, “Atto secondo, Scena XV [Second Act, Scene 15]”, in La dama prudente [The Careful Lady], collected in Raccolta di commedie scelte dell'avvocato C. Goldoni, tomo VII, published 1819, pages 58–59:Ve la dico io: pretende il marchese avere una botta segreta, colla quale impegnando l’inimico a stendere il colpo senza potersi immediatamente rimettere, lo fa infilzar da se stesso nella spada dell’avversario.- I'll tell you. The Marquis says he has a secret attack with which, by having the enemy deliver the blow without being able to immediately recover, makes him run himself through with the opponent's sword.
- a clever move
Descendants