"ballotta" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /balˈlɔt.ta/ Forms: ballotte [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔtta Etymology: From balla (“ball”) + -otta (diminutive suffix). Etymology templates: {{suf|it|balla|otta|pos2=diminutive suffix|t1=ball}} balla (“ball”) + -otta (diminutive suffix) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} ballotta f (plural ballotte)
  1. (regional, Tuscany) boiled chestnut Tags: Tuscany, feminine, regional
    Sense id: en-ballotta-it-noun-pJ9M~9UG Categories (other): Regional Italian, Tuscan Italian
  2. ballot (ball used for vote-casting) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ballotta-it-noun-juUyOGD- Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -otta Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 22 53 25 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -otta: 34 56 11
  3. shot, ball (ancient type of projectile) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ballotta-it-noun-sFnfqj9Q Categories (other): Firearms, Foods Disambiguation of Firearms: 18 18 64 Disambiguation of Foods: 16 15 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: abballottare, ballottaggio, ballottare

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "abballottare"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ballottaggio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ballottare"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Hiligaynon",
              "lang_code": "hil",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "balota"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "balota"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ballotte"
    }
  ],
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        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "ball"
      },
      "expansion": "balla (“ball”) + -otta (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From balla (“ball”) + -otta (diminutive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ballotte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bal‧lòt‧ta"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "bal‧lòt‧ta"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Regional Italian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Tuscan Italian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "boiled chestnut"
      ],
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          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "boiled",
          "boiled"
        ]
      ],
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        "(regional, Tuscany) boiled chestnut"
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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          "_dis": "34 56 11",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
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        "ballot (ball used for vote-casting)"
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        [
          "ballot",
          "ballot"
        ]
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        "feminine"
      ]
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          "_dis": "18 18 64",
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        },
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          "_dis": "16 15 69",
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        }
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        "shot, ball (ancient type of projectile)"
      ],
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        [
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          "shot"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/balˈlɔt.ta/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔtta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ballotta"
}
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    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms suffixed with -otta",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔtta",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔtta/3 syllables",
    "it:Firearms",
    "it:Foods"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "abballottare"
    },
    {
      "word": "ballottaggio"
    },
    {
      "word": "ballottare"
    }
  ],
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        {
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            {
              "lang": "Hiligaynon",
              "lang_code": "hil",
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                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "balota"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "balota"
        }
      ],
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "ballotte"
    }
  ],
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        "2": "balla",
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        "pos2": "diminutive suffix",
        "t1": "ball"
      },
      "expansion": "balla (“ball”) + -otta (diminutive suffix)",
      "name": "suf"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From balla (“ball”) + -otta (diminutive suffix).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ballotte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "ballotta f (plural ballotte)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "bal‧lòt‧ta"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "bal‧lòt‧ta"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Regional Italian",
        "Tuscan Italian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "boiled chestnut"
      ],
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        [
          "regional",
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        ],
        [
          "boiled",
          "boiled"
        ]
      ],
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        "(regional, Tuscany) boiled chestnut"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Tuscany",
        "feminine",
        "regional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ballot (ball used for vote-casting)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ballot",
          "ballot"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shot, ball (ancient type of projectile)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shot",
          "shot"
        ],
        [
          "ball",
          "ball"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/balˈlɔt.ta/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔtta"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ballotta"
}

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