"minestra" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Italian]

IPA: /miˈnɛs.tra/ Forms: minestre [plural], minestrìna [diminutive], minestróne [augmentative], minestráccia [pejorative], minestrùccia [pejorative]
Rhymes: -ɛstra Etymology: From minestrare (“to serve, prepare (as in soup)”), from Latin ministrāre. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|ministro|ministrāre}} Latin ministrāre Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=minestróne|dim=minestrìna|pej=minestráccia,minestrùccia}} minestra f (plural minestre, diminutive minestrìna, augmentative minestróne, pejorative minestráccia or minestrùccia)
  1. soup Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-minestra-it-noun-kBT6yBhN Categories (other): Foods Disambiguation of Foods: 69 31
  2. pasta (boiled and eaten with a sauce) Tags: feminine Synonyms: pasta asciutta, pastasciutta
    Sense id: en-minestra-it-noun-Hfu9XhG5 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks, Cooking Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 27 73 Disambiguation of Cooking: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: o mangi la minestra o salti la finestra (english: beggars can't be choosers; either you eat the soup or you jump (out of) the window) [literally] Related terms: minestraio, minestrare, minestrina, minestrone

Noun [Portuguese]

IPA: /miˈnɛs.tɾɐ/ [Brazil], /miˈnɛs.tɾɐ/ [Brazil], /miˈnɛʃ.tɾɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], /miˈnɛs.tɾa/ [Southern-Brazil], /miˈnɛʃ.tɾɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: minestras [plural]
Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} minestra f (plural minestras)
  1. (Brazil) A trick or method used to achieve certain goals. Tags: Brazil, feminine
    Sense id: en-minestra-pt-noun-iIqOB4qQ Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Foods Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 12 66 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 9 76 11 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 79 21 Disambiguation of Foods: 55 45
  2. (cooking) italian soap Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-minestra-pt-noun-~B0caL6a Categories (other): Cooking, Foods Disambiguation of Foods: 55 45 Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "o mangi la minestra o salti la finestra"
    }
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          "expansion": "→ Alemannic German: Manestre",
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        }
      ],
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    }
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin ministrāre",
      "name": "inh"
    }
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    {
      "form": "minestre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minestrìna",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minestróne",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minestráccia",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minestrùccia",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f",
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        "pej": "minestráccia,minestrùccia"
      },
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      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mi‧nè‧stra"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minestraio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minestrare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minestrina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "minestrone"
    }
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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          "soup"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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          "_dis": "25 75",
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          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
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          "_dis": "27 73",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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          "_dis": "26 74",
          "kind": "other",
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          "orig": "it:Cooking",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "pasta",
          "pasta"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "pasta asciutta"
        },
        {
          "word": "pastasciutta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛs.tra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minestra"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "minestras",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "minestra f (plural minestras)",
      "name": "pt-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "mi‧nes‧tra"
  ],
  "lang": "Portuguese",
  "lang_code": "pt",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Brazilian Portuguese",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 12 66 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "4 9 76 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "79 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "pt:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A trick or method used to achieve certain goals."
      ],
      "id": "en-minestra-pt-noun-iIqOB4qQ",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Brazil) A trick or method used to achieve certain goals."
      ],
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        "Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Cooking",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "_dis": "55 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "pt",
          "name": "Foods",
          "orig": "pt:Foods",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        "italian soap"
      ],
      "id": "en-minestra-pt-noun-~B0caL6a",
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          "cooking#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "italian",
          "italian"
        ]
      ],
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        "(cooking) italian soap"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "cooking",
        "food",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛs.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛs.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛʃ.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛs.tɾa/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛʃ.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "minestra"
}
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    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛstra",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɛstra/3 syllables",
    "it:Cooking",
    "it:Foods",
    "pt:Foods"
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  "derived": [
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      "tags": [
        "literally"
      ],
      "word": "o mangi la minestra o salti la finestra"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "gsw",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Alemannic German: Manestre",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Alemannic German: Manestre"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
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        "1": "it",
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        "3": "ministro",
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      },
      "expansion": "Latin ministrāre",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From minestrare (“to serve, prepare (as in soup)”), from Latin ministrāre.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "minestre",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minestrìna",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minestróne",
      "tags": [
        "augmentative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minestráccia",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "minestrùccia",
      "tags": [
        "pejorative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "1": "f",
        "aug": "minestróne",
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        "pej": "minestráccia,minestrùccia"
      },
      "expansion": "minestra f (plural minestre, diminutive minestrìna, augmentative minestróne, pejorative minestráccia or minestrùccia)",
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "minestraio"
    },
    {
      "word": "minestrare"
    },
    {
      "word": "minestrina"
    },
    {
      "word": "minestrone"
    }
  ],
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    {
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        "soup"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "soup",
          "soup"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "pasta (boiled and eaten with a sauce)"
      ],
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        [
          "pasta",
          "pasta"
        ]
      ],
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        {
          "word": "pasta asciutta"
        },
        {
          "word": "pastasciutta"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛs.tra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛstra"
    }
  ],
  "word": "minestra"
}

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    "Pages with entries",
    "Portuguese 3-syllable words",
    "Portuguese countable nouns",
    "Portuguese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Portuguese feminine nouns",
    "Portuguese lemmas",
    "Portuguese nouns",
    "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "pt:Foods"
  ],
  "forms": [
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      "form": "minestras",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "f"
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      "expansion": "minestra f (plural minestras)",
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    "mi‧nes‧tra"
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "A trick or method used to achieve certain goals."
      ],
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        "(Brazil) A trick or method used to achieve certain goals."
      ],
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        "Brazil",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "italian soap"
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          "italian",
          "italian"
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        "(cooking) italian soap"
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        "feminine"
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      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛs.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛs.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛʃ.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Rio-de-Janeiro"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛs.tɾa/",
      "tags": [
        "Southern-Brazil"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/miˈnɛʃ.tɾɐ/",
      "tags": [
        "Portugal"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "minestra"
}

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