"fegato" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfe.ɡa.to/ Forms: fegati [plural]
Rhymes: -eɡato Etymology: From earlier *fecato, from Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), from Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver, foie gras”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la-lat|fīcātum||liver}} Late Latin fīcātum (“liver”), {{inh|it|la|iecur fīcātum||fig-stuffed liver, foie gras}} Latin iecur fīcātum (“fig-stuffed liver, foie gras”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} fegato m (plural fegati)
  1. (anatomy) liver (organ of human or animal; organ of animal used as food) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fegato-it-noun-q4NWca0w Categories (other): Anatomy, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian terms with voicing of Latin /-p t k-/, Anatomy Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 41 30 29 Disambiguation of Italian terms with voicing of Latin /-p t k-/: 44 23 33 Disambiguation of Anatomy: 95 3 2 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  2. (figurative) courage Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-fegato-it-noun-RJKqvXM~ Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Organs Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 45 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 12 69 19 Disambiguation of Organs: 30 51 19
  3. guts, pluck Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-fegato-it-noun-bM58AK1W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fegataccio, fegatello, fegatoso Related terms: fico

Inflected forms

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          "english": "He has guts.",
          "text": "Lui ha del fegato.",
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