"civetta" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /t͡ʃiˈvet.ta/ Forms: civette [plural]
Rhymes: -etta Etymology: From French chouette (“owl”). Etymology templates: {{der|it|fr|chouette||owl}} French chouette (“owl”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} civetta f (plural civette)
  1. owl; owlet; the little owl Tags: feminine Synonyms: gufo
    Sense id: en-civetta-it-noun-76hzyrrt
  2. (figurative) flirt, coquette Tags: feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-civetta-it-noun-01vtEHa4
  3. poster Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-civetta-it-noun-KTuSByKL
  4. headline Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-civetta-it-noun-JbHtlhWg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /t͡ʃiˈvet.ta/
Rhymes: -etta Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} civetta
  1. inflection of civettare:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: civettare
    Sense id: en-civetta-it-verb-rCDWv3-w Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Baby animals, Owls Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 5 12 10 58 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 1 4 5 5 79 6 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 4 5 5 80 6 Disambiguation of Baby animals: 4 4 5 5 72 9 Disambiguation of Owls: 33 3 3 3 54 5
  2. inflection of civettare:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: civettare
    Sense id: en-civetta-it-verb-TrIg-gz9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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