gettata

Gettata is an Italian feminine noun derived from the verb gettare, meaning to throw or cast. It denotes the act of throwing or projecting something, the resulting throw, or the distance or amount involved, depending on context. The core sense centers on the action of throwing, but the term can also refer to what is thrown or to the quantity or extent reached by the throw.

In everyday use, gettata can describe a throw of an object such as a stone or ball, though in many sports contexts the words lancio or tiro are more typical for a precise technical term. The word is versatile enough to appear in varied writings that discuss throwing actions, accidents, or demonstrations of force, without always implying a specialized sporting sense.

A specialized sense occurs in construction and civil engineering, where gettata refers to a pour or casting of liquid material into a form or space. For example, una gettata di calcestruzzo means a pour of concrete into formwork. The term can similarly denote the act of pouring other substances.

Etymology and related terms: gettata comes from gettare, to throw. Related forms include getto, used in contexts like jet or throw, and lancio, a more common term for “throw” in sport and general usage.