"cosca" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkɔs.ka/ Forms: cosche [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔska Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian cosca (“rib, branch”), dialectal variant of Sicilian costa. Doublet of costola. Etymology templates: {{bor|it|scn|cosca||rib, branch}} Sicilian cosca (“rib, branch”), {{der|it|scn|costa}} Sicilian costa, {{doublet|it|costola}} Doublet of costola Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} cosca f (plural cosche)
  1. clan (of the Mafia) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cosca-it-noun-CYqQjYDX Categories (other): Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Collectives Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Collectives: 49 51
  2. coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-cosca-it-noun-3RXdI6jv Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Collectives Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Collectives: 49 51

Inflected forms

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      "name": "bor"
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        "1": "it",
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      "expansion": "Sicilian costa",
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  "hyphenation": [
    "cò‧sca"
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        "cò‧sca"
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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          "inner circle",
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          "camp",
          "camp"
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      "ipa": "/ˈkɔs.ka/"
    },
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    }
  ],
  "word": "cosca"
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    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms borrowed from Sicilian",
    "Italian terms derived from Sicilian",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔska/2 syllables",
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      "name": "bor"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "scn",
        "3": "costa"
      },
      "expansion": "Sicilian costa",
      "name": "der"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
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      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of costola",
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "cosche",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "cò‧sca"
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    {
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        "cò‧sca"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "clan (of the Mafia)"
      ],
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          "clan"
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "coterie, ingroup, inner circle, camp"
      ],
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        [
          "coterie",
          "coterie"
        ],
        [
          "ingroup",
          "ingroup"
        ],
        [
          "inner circle",
          "inner circle"
        ],
        [
          "camp",
          "camp"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈkɔs.ka/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔska"
    }
  ],
  "word": "cosca"
}

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