"ghigno" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: ghigni [plural]
Etymology: Back-formation from ghignare (“to sneer”). Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} ghigno m (plural ghigni)
  1. sneer Tags: masculine Synonyms: sogghigno
    Sense id: en-ghigno-it-noun-~pvz4iNj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{nonlemma}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|it|verb form}} ghigno
  1. first-person singular present indicative of ghignare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: ghignare
    Sense id: en-ghigno-it-verb-i6tk38Q8 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Facial expressions Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 11 89 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Facial expressions: 21 79
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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      ]
    }
  ],
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      ],
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    "Italian masculine nouns",
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    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian verb forms",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
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