“an exceptional tide peak that occurs periodically in the northern Adriatic Sea. The term is applied to such tides in the Italian region of Veneto. The peaks reach their maximum in the Venetian Lagoon, where they cause partial flooding of Venice and Chioggia”
Yes, caused by a king tide, though in this case the tide is focused and accentuated by the geography of the Adriatic. This is common in restricted, narrow bodies of water