"fossa" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔs.sa/ Forms: fosse [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔssa Etymology: From Latin fossa. Etymology templates: {{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
  2. grave Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fossa-it-noun-6-~hhBcf
  3. (anatomy) fossa Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Anatomy
    Sense id: en-fossa-it-noun-9JY~eDC6 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 incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 3 35 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: affossare, formaggio di fossa, fossa comune, fossetta, infossare Related terms: fossato

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for fossa meaning in Italian (1.7kB)

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    },
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      "word": "fossa comune"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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      "ipa": "/ˈfɔs.sa/"
    },
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    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔssa",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔssa/2 syllables",
    "pt:Euplerids",
    "pt:Landforms"
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    },
    {
      "word": "formaggio di fossa"
    },
    {
      "word": "fossa comune"
    },
    {
      "word": "fossetta"
    },
    {
      "word": "infossare"
    }
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        "medicine",
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          "trough"
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        "feminine"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈfɔs.sa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔssa"
    }
  ],
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}

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