"lepre" meaning in Italian

See lepre in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈlɛ.pre/ Audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-LangPao-lepre.wav Forms: lepri [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛpre Etymology: From Latin leporem. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|lepus|leporem}} Latin leporem Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} lepre f (plural lepri)
  1. hare (mammal, meat) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lepre-it-noun-M8NZ6XBv Categories (other): Hares Disambiguation of Hares: 71 11 19
  2. symbol of speed, caution, or timidity Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lepre-it-noun-eg9JGBxS
  3. (sports) pace setter, pacemaker Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-lepre-it-noun-iyMAs3Md Categories (other): Sports, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Meats Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 5 20 75 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 7 18 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 17 79 Disambiguation of Meats: 14 15 71 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: leporino, leprotto, coniglio

Inflected forms

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