"zecca" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈd͡zek.ka/, /ˈt͡sek.ka/ Forms: zecche [plural]
Rhymes: -ekka Etymology: Borrowed from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”). Etymology templates: {{etymid|it|mint}}, {{bor+|it|ar|سِكَّة||die for coining, coin}} Borrowed from Arabic سِكَّة (sikka, “die for coining, coin”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} zecca f (plural zecche)
  1. mint (factory for producing coinage) Tags: feminine Derived forms: nuovo di zecca (english: brand new), zecchino
    Sense id: en-zecca-it-noun-y5b351v- Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Currency, Philately Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 60 4 36 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 4 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 3 45 Disambiguation of Currency: 53 23 23 Disambiguation of Philately: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun [Italian]

IPA: /ˈd͡zek.ka/, /ˈt͡sek.ka/ Forms: zecche [plural]
Rhymes: -ekka Etymology: Borrowed from Lombardic zekka. Compare German Zecke, Dutch teek, English tick, Sicilian zicca. Etymology templates: {{etymid|it|tick}}, {{bor+|it|lng|zekka}} Borrowed from Lombardic zekka, {{cog|de|Zecke}} German Zecke, {{cog|nl|teek}} Dutch teek, {{cog|en|tick}} English tick, {{cog|scn|zicca}} Sicilian zicca Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} zecca f (plural zecche)
  1. tick Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-zecca-it-noun-VaS8W-aO Categories (other): Mites and ticks, Parasites, Philately Disambiguation of Mites and ticks: 20 60 19 Disambiguation of Parasites: 13 74 13 Disambiguation of Philately: 33 33 33
  2. (slang) leftard (insulting nickname for somebody espousing left-wing politics) Tags: feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-zecca-it-noun-7rBRi96J Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Philately Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 4 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 3 45 Disambiguation of Philately: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "zecchin",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: zecchin",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: zecchin"
    },
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      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "fr",
            "2": "sequin",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: sequin",
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        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: sequin"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "sequin",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ English: sequin",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: sequin"
    },
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mt",
            "2": "zekka",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Maltese: zekka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Maltese: zekka"
    }
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  "etymology_number": 1,
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    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "سِكَّة",
        "4": "",
        "5": "die for coining, coin"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
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  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
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        {
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        },
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "name": "Philately",
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        }
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        {
          "english": "brand new",
          "word": "nuovo di zecca"
        },
        {
          "word": "zecchino"
        }
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        "mint (factory for producing coinage)"
      ],
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        [
          "mint",
          "mint"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡zek.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sek.ka/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ekka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zecca"
}

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      "expansion": "",
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "Zecke"
      },
      "expansion": "German Zecke",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "teek"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch teek",
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    },
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        "2": "tick"
      },
      "expansion": "English tick",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "2": "zicca"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian zicca",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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      "form": "zecche",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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          "_dis": "20 60 19",
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          "_dis": "13 74 13",
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          "_dis": "33 33 33",
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          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Philately",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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      ],
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      ],
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          "tick",
          "tick"
        ]
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "52 3 45",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Philately",
          "orig": "it:Philately",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "leftard (insulting nickname for somebody espousing left-wing politics)"
      ],
      "id": "en-zecca-it-noun-7rBRi96J",
      "links": [
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          "leftard"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) leftard (insulting nickname for somebody espousing left-wing politics)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡zek.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sek.ka/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ekka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zecca"
}
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    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms borrowed from Arabic",
    "Italian terms borrowed from Lombardic",
    "Italian terms derived from Arabic",
    "Italian terms derived from Lombardic",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ekka",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ekka/2 syllables",
    "it:Currency",
    "it:Mites and ticks",
    "it:Parasites",
    "it:Philately"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "brand new",
      "word": "nuovo di zecca"
    },
    {
      "word": "zecchino"
    }
  ],
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            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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        {
          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ French: sequin",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ French: sequin"
    },
    {
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "en",
            "2": "sequin",
            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ English: sequin"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "mt",
            "2": "zekka",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Maltese: zekka",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Maltese: zekka"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "mint"
      },
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      "name": "etymid"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "ar",
        "3": "سِكَّة",
        "4": "",
        "5": "die for coining, coin"
      },
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      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "zecche",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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  ],
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    "zéc‧ca"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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        "mint (factory for producing coinage)"
      ],
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          "mint",
          "mint"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡zek.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sek.ka/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ekka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zecca"
}

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    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
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    "Italian lemmas",
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    "Italian terms derived from Lombardic",
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    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ekka",
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    },
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      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
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      },
      "expansion": "Dutch teek",
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    },
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      },
      "expansion": "English tick",
      "name": "cog"
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  ],
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    {
      "form": "zecche",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
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        [
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        ]
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      ],
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        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈd͡zek.ka/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈt͡sek.ka/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ekka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "zecca"
}

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