"botro" meaning in Italian

See botro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈbo.tro/ Forms: botri [plural], borro [alternative]
Rhymes: -otro Etymology: Probably from a pre-Latin substrate source. Etymology templates: {{uder|it|qfa-sub|-}} substrate Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} botro m (plural botri)
  1. (Tuscan) ditch Tags: masculine Synonyms: fossato
    Sense id: en-botro-it-noun-Wsja1go7 Categories (other): Tuscan Italian
  2. (Tuscan) ditch
    steep deep valley exposed to erosion
    Tags: masculine Synonyms: fossato
    Sense id: en-botro-it-noun-VPfvbmsX Categories (other): Tuscan Italian, Italian undefined derivations Disambiguation of Italian undefined derivations: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: botrone, Diaccia Botrona (alt: toponym)
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈbɔ.tro/ Forms: botri [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔtro Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόθρος (bóthros, “pit, hole”). Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|grc:βόθρος<t:pit, hole>}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "pit, hole", "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "βόθρος", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "botro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="botro">, {{bor+|it|grc|βόθρος||pit, hole}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek βόθρος (bóthros, “pit, hole”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} botro m (plural botri)
  1. (archaeology) hollow or cavity in the ground Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-botro-it-noun-GNShTZ7j Categories (other): Archaeology, Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 4 13 83 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 4 5 91 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 8 90 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 4 11 85 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 4 8 88 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 4 94 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 4 11 85 Topics: archaeology, history, human-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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