"ape" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈa.pe/ Forms: api [plural], apa [alternative, archaic, dialectal]
Rhymes: -ape Etymology: Inherited from Latin apem. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|apis|apem||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin apem, {{inh+|it|la|apis|apem}} Inherited from Latin apem Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} ape f (plural api)
  1. (entomology) bee Tags: feminine Synonyms: pecchia
    Sense id: en-ape-it-noun-YsuBtZBK Categories (other): Entomology, Bees Disambiguation of Bees: 61 39 Topics: biology, entomology, natural-sciences
  2. (colloquial) honeybee Tags: colloquial, feminine Synonyms: ape da miele, ape domestica
    Sense id: en-ape-it-noun-MMzgFHJz Categories (other): Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 12 6 1 8 1 1 1 1 1 5 17 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 11 7 7 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 29 71
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: apiaio, apiario, apino, pecchia
Derived forms: ape da miele, ape domestica, ape italiana, ape legnaiola, ape muratrice, ape nera, ape operaia, ape regina, apicoltura, apiterapia, mangiaapi

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "ape muratrice"
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "word": "ape legnaiola"
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      "word": "ape muratrice"
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    {
      "word": "ape nera"
    },
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      "word": "ape operaia"
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    {
      "word": "ape regina"
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      "word": "apiaio"
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      "word": "apiario"
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    {
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      "word": "pecchia"
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  ],
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