petti

[pet-ee]

noun

Informal.

1. petticoat.

2. pettislip.

Word History and Origins

Origin of petti¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

Newcastle scrum-half Simon Benitez Cruz forms a half-back partnership with Tomas Albornoz, with Harlequins trio Rodrigo Isgro, Pedro Delgado and Guido Petti also in the starting line-up.

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In 2020, Pablo Matera and Guido Petti, both of whom played in the match in San Juan, were suspended from the team after racist remarks they had made on social media several years earlier were unearthed.

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They included top Italian brands and supermarket own-brands, and many were produced by Petti.

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But 17 appeared to contain Chinese tomatoes, 10 of which are made by Petti - the Italian company we found listed repeatedly in international shipping records.

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In 2021, one of the Petti group’s factories was raided by the Italian military police on suspicion of fraud - it was reported by the Italian press that Chinese and other foreign tomatoes were passed off as Italian.

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