Meanings
nounjettatura (plural jettaturas)
plural jettaturas
- archaicThe evil eye.
The golden bulla (as also those of brass) was hollow, and contained, it is supposed, remedies against the jettatura.
1828, The Foreign Quarterly Review, volume 2, page 561
Origin
- Italianjettatura
- Englishjettatura
From Italian jettatura.
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jettatura. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jettatura
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