Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From valletta (“young woman presenter on a TV show”) + -opoli (“-gate”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /val.letˈtɔ.po.li/
- Rhymes: -ɔpoli
- Hyphenation: Val‧let‧tò‧po‧li
Proper noun[edit]
Vallettopoli f
- a wide-ranging criminal scandal, centered on alleged sexual extortion, that occurred in Italy in 2006–2007