"grillo" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɡril.lo/ Forms: grilli [plural]
Rhymes: -illo Etymology: From Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|gryllus}} Latin gryllus, {{der|it|grc|γρύλλος}} Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} grillo m (plural grilli)
  1. cricket (insect) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-grillo-it-noun-JkePSPd6 Categories (other): Crickets and grasshoppers Disambiguation of Crickets and grasshoppers: 45 28 27
  2. whim, fancy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-grillo-it-noun-nsZFYZeC
  3. shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-grillo-it-noun-X0-d3UqU Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Fasteners Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 4 20 76 Disambiguation of Fasteners: 10 10 80
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grilletto, grillotalpa Related terms: grillare

Inflected forms

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "grilletto"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "grillotalpa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "gryllus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gryllus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
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      "args": {
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        "3": "γρύλλος"
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      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grilli",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "grìl‧lo"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "grillare"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "45 28 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Crickets and grasshoppers",
          "orig": "it:Crickets and grasshoppers",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1972, L. Chiosso, G. Del Re, G. Ferrio, “Parole parole”, in Cinquemilaquarantatre, performed by Mina Mazzini:",
          "text": "La luna ed i grilli / normalmente mi tengono sveglia / mentre io voglio dormire e sognare",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cricket (insect)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket#English:_Q47328"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "whim, fancy"
      ],
      "id": "en-grillo-it-noun-nsZFYZeC",
      "links": [
        [
          "whim",
          "whim"
        ],
        [
          "fancy",
          "fancy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "4 20 76",
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          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 10 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Fasteners",
          "orig": "it:Fasteners",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening)"
      ],
      "id": "en-grillo-it-noun-X0-d3UqU",
      "links": [
        [
          "shackle",
          "shackle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡril.lo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-illo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "grillo"
}
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    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek",
    "Italian terms derived from Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 3 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Italian/illo",
    "Rhymes:Italian/illo/2 syllables",
    "es:Insects",
    "it:Crickets and grasshoppers",
    "it:Fasteners"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "grilletto"
    },
    {
      "word": "grillotalpa"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "gryllus"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin gryllus",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "grc",
        "3": "γρύλλος"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos)",
      "name": "der"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin gryllus, from Ancient Greek γρύλλος (grúllos).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "grilli",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "grillo m (plural grilli)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "grìl‧lo"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "grillare"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
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        "Italian terms with quotations",
        "Requests for translations of Italian quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              13,
              19
            ]
          ],
          "ref": "1972, L. Chiosso, G. Del Re, G. Ferrio, “Parole parole”, in Cinquemilaquarantatre, performed by Mina Mazzini:",
          "text": "La luna ed i grilli / normalmente mi tengono sveglia / mentre io voglio dormire e sognare",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "cricket (insect)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "cricket",
          "cricket#English:_Q47328"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "whim, fancy"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "whim",
          "whim"
        ],
        [
          "fancy",
          "fancy"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "shackle (U-shaped piece of metal secured with a pin or bolt across the opening)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "shackle",
          "shackle"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡril.lo/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-illo"
    }
  ],
  "word": "grillo"
}

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