"balilla" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /baˈlil.la/
Rhymes: -illa Etymology: Named after Genoese boy and patriot Giovanni Battista Perasso (1735–1781), nicknamed “Balilla”. Etymology templates: {{yesno||n|N}} N, {{named-after/list|boy and patriot||||}} boy and patriot, {{!}} |, {{lang|it|Giovanni Battista Perasso}} Giovanni Battista Perasso, {{named-after|it|Giovanni Battista Perasso|born=1735|died=1781|nationality=Genoese|occupation=boy and patriot|wplink=Balilla}} Named after Genoese boy and patriot Giovanni Battista Perasso (1735–1781) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|~,#}} balilla m (countable and uncountable, invariable)
  1. (countable) a member of a Fascist paramilitary male youth organization in the time of Benito Mussolini Tags: countable, invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-balilla-it-noun-YkPS~6Ny Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian nouns with irregular gender, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Fascism, Grains, Male people, Youth Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Fascism: 96 4 Disambiguation of Grains: 50 50 Disambiguation of Male people: 98 2 Disambiguation of Youth: 98 2
  2. (uncountable) a type of rice Tags: invariable, masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-balilla-it-noun-nDE3I7zJ Categories (other): Grains Disambiguation of Grains: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: calciobalilla
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