English

Noun

jettatura ‎(plural jettaturas)

1. (archaic) The evil eye.
   • 1828, The Foreign Quarterly Review (volume 2, page 561)

     The golden bulla (as also those of brass) was hollow, and contained, it is supposed, remedies against the jettatura.

Italian

Noun

jettatura f ‎(plural jettature)

1. evil eye
2. bad luck
3. curse

Related terms

• iettatore
• malocchio
• magia