petti

[pet-ee]

noun

Informal.

1. petticoat.

2. pettislip.

Word History and Origins

Origin of petti¹

By shortening

Example Sentences

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.

From BBC

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

From BBC

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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As part of our investigation into Petti, a BBC undercover reporter posed as a businessman wanting to place a large order with the firm.

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