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lotta

det.
B1 Intermediate US //ˈɫɑtə// lot·ta Informal

det. a short way of saying 'a lot of'. You use it in casual speech or informal writing to mean a large amount of something.

det. a phonetic spelling of the contraction 'a lot of', representing rapid or informal speech. Typically precedes a noun or noun phrase to indicate a large quantity.


SIMPLE

There is a lotta food on the table.

CONTEXTUAL

I have a lotta work to finish before I can go out tonight.

COMPLEX

While the lyrics contain a lotta slang that might confuse a new learner, the catchy melody makes the song easy to enjoy regardless of the vocabulary.

Usage

Informal contraction; should be avoided in formal or academic writing. Functions as a quantifier before both countable and uncountable nouns.

Pitfall

a lotta of peoplea lotta peopleThe 'a' at the end of 'lotta' already represents the word 'of', so adding 'of' again is redundant.

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