"cascata" meaning in Italian

See cascata in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /kasˈka.ta/ Forms: cascate [plural]
Rhymes: -ata Etymology: From cascare + -ata; cognate with Piedmontese cascà; from Latin cāsus (“fallen”). Etymology templates: {{suf|it|cascare|ata}} cascare + -ata, {{cog|pms|cascà}} Piedmontese cascà, {{der|it|la|cāsus|t=fallen}} Latin cāsus (“fallen”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} cascata f (plural cascate)
  1. cascade, waterfall Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cascata-it-noun-ubOuKqGp Categories (other): Waterfalls Disambiguation of Waterfalls: 59 3 27 11
  2. (informal, rare) fall Tags: feminine, informal, rare
    Sense id: en-cascata-it-noun-LcRq8beM
  3. cascade (hairpiece for women) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cascata-it-noun-YG00ZrVG Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms suffixed with -ata Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 35 2 52 11 Disambiguation of Italian terms suffixed with -ata: 33 7 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: a cascata, lista a cascata Related terms: rapida, cataratta
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /kasˈka.ta/
Rhymes: -ata Head templates: {{head|it|past participle form|g=f-s}} cascata f sg
  1. feminine singular of cascato Tags: feminine, form-of, participle, singular Form of: cascato
    Sense id: en-cascata-it-verb-Gn1tFz50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "a cascata"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "lista a cascata"
    }
  ],
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          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
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          "word": "kaskade"
        },
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          ],
          "word": "Kaskade"
        },
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "lang_code": "ro",
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            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "cascadă"
        },
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
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            "borrowed"
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          "word": "kaskad"
        }
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      "lang_code": "fr",
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      "word": "cascade"
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      "lang_code": "mt",
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      "word": "kaskata"
    },
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      "lang_code": "pt",
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      "word": "cascata"
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    }
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  ],
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        "ca‧scà‧ta"
      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "rapida"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "cataratta"
    }
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        "(informal, rare) fall"
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          "_dis": "33 7 60",
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          "name": "Italian terms suffixed with -ata",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
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        "cascade (hairpiece for women)"
      ],
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      ]
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      "ipa": "/kasˈka.ta/"
    },
    {
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    }
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          "cascato#Italian"
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    }
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          "lang_code": "ro",
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          "lang_code": "sv",
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