"collottola" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /kolˈlɔt.to.la/ Forms: collottole [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔttola Etymology: From collo (“neck”). Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} collottola f (plural collottole)
  1. scruff of the neck Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-collottola-it-noun-GVodj8eu Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 58 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 58 21 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 77 11 11
  2. (metonymic) fat, weight Tags: feminine, metonymically
    Sense id: en-collottola-it-noun-frrVaBDK Categories (other): Italian metonyms
  3. (fossil word) life Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-collottola-it-noun-Y71wZe8e

Inflected forms

{
  "etymology_text": "From collo (“neck”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "collottole",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "collottola f (plural collottole)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "col‧lòt‧to‧la"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "col‧lòt‧to‧la"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "58 21 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "58 21 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "77 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "scruff of the neck"
      ],
      "id": "en-collottola-it-noun-GVodj8eu",
      "links": [
        [
          "scruff of the neck",
          "scruff of the neck"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian metonyms",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
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            [
              12,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to gain weight",
          "text": "far(e) (la) collottola",
          "translation": "to gain weight",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "just eating vegetables won't fill you up",
          "literal_meaning": "grass does not make fat",
          "text": "l'erba non fa collottola (proverb)",
          "translation": "just eating vegetables won't fill you up",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fat, weight"
      ],
      "id": "en-collottola-it-noun-frrVaBDK",
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "weight",
          "weight"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metonymic) fat, weight"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "metonymically"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
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              11,
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to lose one's life",
          "text": "perdere la collottola",
          "translation": "to lose one's life",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
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            [
              20,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to save one's life",
          "text": "portare in salvo la collottola",
          "translation": "to save one's life",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "id": "en-collottola-it-noun-Y71wZe8e",
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fossil word) life"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈlɔt.to.la/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔttola"
    }
  ],
  "word": "collottola"
}
{
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    "Italian 4-syllable words",
    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔttola",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔttola/4 syllables"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From collo (“neck”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "collottole",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "collottola f (plural collottole)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "col‧lòt‧to‧la"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "col‧lòt‧to‧la"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "scruff of the neck"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scruff of the neck",
          "scruff of the neck"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian metonyms",
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
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            [
              12,
              22
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              3,
              14
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to gain weight",
          "text": "far(e) (la) collottola",
          "translation": "to gain weight",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_literal_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              23
            ]
          ],
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              24
            ]
          ],
          "english": "just eating vegetables won't fill you up",
          "literal_meaning": "grass does not make fat",
          "text": "l'erba non fa collottola (proverb)",
          "translation": "just eating vegetables won't fill you up",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "fat, weight"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "fat",
          "fat"
        ],
        [
          "weight",
          "weight"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(metonymic) fat, weight"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "metonymically"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with usage examples"
      ],
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to lose one's life",
          "text": "perdere la collottola",
          "translation": "to lose one's life",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              20,
              30
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              14,
              18
            ]
          ],
          "english": "to save one's life",
          "text": "portare in salvo la collottola",
          "translation": "to save one's life",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "life"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "life",
          "life"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(fossil word) life"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/kolˈlɔt.to.la/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔttola"
    }
  ],
  "word": "collottola"
}

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