"cafiso" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cafisos [plural], cafisso [alternative], caffiso [alternative]
Etymology: From Italian cafiso, from Sicilian cafisu, from Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz), from Aramaic קְפִיזָא and Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā), of uncertain derivation from Egyptian, Akkadian, and similar units. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|it|cafiso}} Italian cafiso, {{der|en|scn|cafisu}} Sicilian cafisu, {{der|en|ar|قَفِيز}} Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz), {{der|en|arc|קְפִיזָא}} Aramaic קְפִיזָא, {{der|en|syc|ܩܦܝܙܐ|tr=qəp̄īzā}} Classical Syriac ܩܦܝܙܐ (qəp̄īzā) Head templates: {{en-noun}} cafiso (plural cafisos)
  1. Alternative form of qafiz (particularly in Italian contexts) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: qafiz (extra: particularly in Italian contexts) Synonyms: Italian qafiz
    Sense id: en-cafiso-en-noun-Qvk5inwR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Italy, Units of measure, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 51 37 12

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /kaˈfi.so/ Forms: cafisi [plural], cafisso [alternative]
Rhymes: -iso Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian cafisu, from Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz). Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|scn|cafisu}} Borrowed from Sicilian cafisu, {{der|it|ar|قَفِيز}} Arabic قَفِيز (qafīz) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} cafiso m (plural cafisi)
  1. (historical) a dry measure, equivalent to seven quarters of a bushel Tags: historical, masculine
    Sense id: en-cafiso-it-noun-XdfjpsIt Categories (other): Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Units of measure Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 48 13 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Units of measure: 78 22
  2. a liquid measure, equivalent to a mass of 11,026 kilograms, employed in Southern Italy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cafiso-it-noun-zKDM9wTx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: qafiz

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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