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"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɛd.d͡zo/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛddzo"
}
],
"word": "mezzo"
}
{
"categories": [
"Italian 2-syllable words",
"Italian adjectives",
"Italian entries with incorrect language header",
"Italian heteronyms",
"Italian lemmas",
"Italian terms derived from Latin",
"Italian terms inherited from Latin",
"Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Rhymes:Italian/eddzo",
"Rhymes:Italian/eddzo/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Italian/ettso",
"Rhymes:Italian/ettso/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Italian/ɛddzo",
"Rhymes:Italian/ɛddzo/2 syllables",
"Rhymes:Italian/ɛttso",
"Rhymes:Italian/ɛttso/2 syllables"
],
"etymology_number": 2,
"etymology_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "la",
"2": "mītis",
"3": "",
"4": "mild"
},
"expansion": "mītis (“mild”)",
"name": "m"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "it",
"2": "la",
"3": "mītius",
"4": "",
"5": "rather/too mild, mellow",
"pos": "comparative neuter singular of <i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"la\">mītis</i> (“mild”)"
},
"expansion": "Latin mītius (“rather/too mild, mellow”, comparative neuter singular of mītis (“mild”))",
"name": "inh"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Inherited from Latin mītius (“rather/too mild, mellow”, comparative neuter singular of mītis (“mild”)).",
"forms": [
{
"form": "mezza",
"tags": [
"feminine"
]
},
{
"form": "mezzi",
"tags": [
"masculine",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "mezze",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"plural"
]
}
],
"head_templates": [
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "mezzo (feminine mezza, masculine plural mezzi, feminine plural mezze)",
"name": "it-adj"
}
],
"hyphenation": [
"méz‧zo"
],
"lang": "Italian",
"lang_code": "it",
"pos": "adj",
"senses": [
{
"glosses": [
"overripe (of fruit)"
],
"links": [
[
"overripe",
"overripe"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"drenched (soaking wet)"
],
"links": [
[
"drenched",
"drenched"
]
]
},
{
"glosses": [
"soft, flabby"
],
"links": [
[
"soft",
"soft"
],
[
"flabby",
"flabby"
]
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈmet.t͡so/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɛt.t͡so/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmed.d͡zo/"
},
{
"ipa": "/ˈmɛd.d͡zo/"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ettso"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛttso"
},
{
"rhymes": "-eddzo"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɛddzo"
}
],
"word": "mezzo"
}
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