The Italian term "otto" matches the English term "eight"

other italian words that include "otto" : english :
cerotto adhesive plaster
sotto bordo alongside
in mezzo a, sotto among
appallottolare bale
cane bassotto basset
sotto, abbasso, successivo, sotto below
abbasso, sotto beneath
cotto boiled
casotto booth
ottone brass
rotto, avarìa broken
lingotto bullion
bottone, tasto button
collottola cervix
cappotto, pelle, strato coat
cotto cooked
corrotto corrupt
cruscottò dashboard
canotto pneumatico dinghy
interrotto discontinuous
dottore doc
dottore, medico doctor
diciotto eighteen
sottolineare, mettere in evidenza, accentuare emphasize
introdotto, dimostrato established
raccontare frottole, bugìa fib
nottolone fly by night
grinza, pizzicotto, giùngere fold
zerbinotto fop
rotto fractionally
rotto fractured
prodotto gain
far fagotto, andàrsene go away
paperotto gosling
avannotto greenhorn
trottola gyroscopic
interrotto halted
casotto hangout
rotto heartbroken
lingotto ingot
bottone knop
salotto, atrio lounge
abbassamento, abbassare, sotto lower
confezionare, prodotto, fabbricare manufacture
acciottolatura metaling
collottola nape of the neck
collo, collottola neck
bottone nub
ottobre October
appallottolare orbs
esito, prodotto, lavoro, emissione, emettere output
cappotto overcoat
salotto parlour
ciòttolo pebble
condotto piped
grinza, pizzicotto pleat
congiura, parcella, complotto plot
poliziotto, vigile policeman
prodotto, prodotto product
canotto pneumatico rubber dinghy
pizzicotto ruse
biscotto rusk
salotto, negozio da parrucchiere salon
sottocoppa saucer
ciottolo silicic
salotto sitting room
bazzotto soft boiled
sottoporre, soggiogare submit
interrotto suspended
istruire, rendere edotto teach
ghiottonerìa tidbit
là sotto, sotto, abbasso under
là sotto under it
offrire sotto costo underbid
offrire sotto costo undercut
sottovalutare underestimate
sotterraneo, sottosuolo underground
sottolineare underline
sotto underneath
sottovalutare underrate
sottolineare underscore
offrire sotto costo undersell
sottovalutare undervalue
viadotto viaduct
trucco, grinza, suggerimento, pizzicotto wrinkle
cedere, lavoro, prodotto yield
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Italian Unity
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Italian and Music
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