gotta

English

Etymology

• Written form of a reduction of "(have) got to"

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ˈɡɑtə/, [ˈɡɑɾə]
• (Boston, New England) IPA: /ˈɡʌtə/, /ˈɡɒtə/

• Audio (US)

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Contraction

gotta

1. (informal) must; need to; be required to

   I gotta learn this for my examination.

2. (informal) have a; have got a
   • 2009, The Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling

     I gotta feeling that tonight's gonna be a good night

Quotations

• For usage examples of this term, see the citations page.

See also

• to (particle)
• gotcha
• gtg
• hafta

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin gutta.

Noun

gotta f (plural gotte)

1. gout

Verb

gotta

1. third-person singular present indicative of gottare
2. second-person singular imperative of gottare

Anagrams

• gatto

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun) gutta
• (Sursilvan) guota
• (Sutsilvan) guta
• (Puter, Vallader) guotta
• (Puter) aguotta

Noun

gotta f (plural gottas)

1. (carpentry, Surmiran)