"fossa" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔs.sa/ Forms: fosse [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔssa Etymology: From Latin fossa. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:fossa}} [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "fossa", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="fossa">, {{inh|it|la|fossa}} Latin fossa Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} fossa f (plural fosse)
  1. pit, hole Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fossa-it-noun-ZO7qm4FQ Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 23 23 28 26
  2. grave Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fossa-it-noun-6-~hhBcf Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 23 23 28 26
  3. (anatomy) fossa Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fossa-it-noun-9JY~eDC6 Categories (other): Anatomy, Italian entries referencing missing etymons, Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Italian entries referencing missing etymons: 12 12 51 25 Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 23 23 28 26 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 10 10 55 24 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 14 14 40 32 Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
  4. trough (depression between waves or ridges) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fossa-it-noun-ZqIrH1cg Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 23 23 28 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: affossare, formaggio di fossa, fossa comune, fossetta, infossare Related terms: fossato

Inflected forms

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