"fregola" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfre.ɡo.la/ Forms: fregole [plural], fregula [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɡola Etymology: Derived from fregare. Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} fregola f (plural fregole)
  1. (zoology) heat, rutting Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fregola-it-noun-THmw~DRq Categories (other): Zoology, Cooking, Fish, Zoology Disambiguation of Cooking: 18 24 10 29 10 9 Disambiguation of Fish: 62 0 16 6 8 7 Disambiguation of Zoology: 90 2 1 4 1 1 Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. (fishes) spawning Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-fregola-it-noun-AKc9W1bB Categories (other): Cooking Disambiguation of Cooking: 18 24 10 29 10 9
  3. (sex, vulgar) excitement, libido, arousal, horniness (in humans) Tags: feminine, vulgar Synonyms: arrapamento, foia, libidine, smania, voglia
    Sense id: en-fregola-it-noun-lLyJaYpC Categories (other): Sex, Sex Disambiguation of Sex: 0 0 100 0 0 0 Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality

Noun

IPA: /ˈfre.ɡo.la/ Forms: fregula [alternative]
Rhymes: -eɡola Etymology: Derived from fregare. Head templates: {{head|it|noun}} fregola
  1. a small ball-shaped handmade pasta from hard wheat semolina blending well with delicate and light soups, from Sardinia
    Sense id: en-fregola-it-noun-5CH~z3z6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Cooking, Foods, Pasta Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 18 7 9 41 22 2 Disambiguation of Cooking: 18 24 10 29 10 9 Disambiguation of Foods: 23 9 3 46 16 3 Disambiguation of Pasta: 0 0 0 100 0 0
  2. synonym of fregula (Sardinian dialect) Synonyms: fregula [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-fregola-it-noun-lv1qvhIP
  3. synonym of sa fregola (Sardinian dialect) Synonyms: sa fregola [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-fregola-it-noun-4Lizlcvl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: fregola con arselle, fregola con broccoli, fregola con ceci e pancetta, fregola con cozze e vongole, fregola con funghi, fregola con lenticchie, fregola con melanzane, fregolo

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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