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Where does “battona” come from?

battona (Italian) comes from Italian battere il marciapiede — to walk the streets; to prostitute.

battona (Italian): streetwalker, hooker, whore; prostitute, trollop,...

Definitions

  1. streetwalker, hooker, whore; prostitute, trollop,...

Ancestry of “battona”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbattere il marciapiedeto walk the streets; to prostitute
Every word from Italian battere il marciapiede →