coatto

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin coāctus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /koˈat.to/
  • Rhymes: -atto
  • Hyphenation: co‧àt‧to

Adjective

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coatto (feminine coatta, masculine plural coatti, feminine plural coatte)

  1. (chiefly law) imposed by an authority or by law; compulsory, forced
    domicilio coattointernal exile (literally, “compulsory stay”)
    rimozione coattaforced towing (of a vehicle)
  2. (psychology) compulsive

Noun

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coatto m (plural coatti, feminine coatta)

  1. (by extension) prisoner, convict
  2. (Rome) someone with coarse, rude manners, from the suburbs; boor
    Synonyms: buzzurro, peracottaro
    • p. 1940, Gigi Proietti, Er cavajere bianco e ’r cavajere nero:
      S’arza un coatto. “Tu che vòi raccontà?” — “Er cavajere bianco e ’r cavajere nero.”
      A boor stands up. “What do you want to tell us?” — “The white knight and the black knight.”

Further reading

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  • coatto in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • coatto in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana