gotta

See also: gôtta

English

Alternative forms

• gotsta

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (US)

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Contraction

gotta

1. (informal, colloquial) Contraction of have got to (“have to; must”).

   I gotta learn this for my examination.

2. (informal, colloquial) Contraction of got a.
   • 2009, The Black Eyed Peas, I Gotta Feeling

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

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:gotta.

See also

• to (particle)
• gotcha
• gtg
• hafta
• got-to

Anagrams

• got at

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Finnish

Noun

gotta

1. Abessive singular form of go.

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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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Portuguese

Noun

gotta f (plural gottas)

1. Obsolete spelling of gota

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Romansch

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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Noun

gotta f (plural gottas)

1. (carpentry, Surmiran) nail