"lesso" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈles.so/ Forms: lessa [feminine], lessi [masculine, plural], lesse [feminine, plural]
Rhymes: -esso Etymology: Inherited from Latin ēlixus (“boiled, soaked”). Compare the regular thematic counterpart lessato, from lessare (“to boil”). Bentley analyses/analyzes the former as agentless and derived from a change-of-state root, and the latter as agentive and derived from a verbal base. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|ēlixus||boiled, soaked|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin ēlixus (“boiled, soaked”), {{inh+|it|la|ēlixus||boiled, soaked}} Inherited from Latin ēlixus (“boiled, soaked”) Head templates: {{it-adj}} lesso (feminine lessa, masculine plural lessi, feminine plural lesse)
  1. boiled Derived forms: allesso Related terms: lessare
    Sense id: en-lesso-it-adj-LSwj0-6N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈles.so/ Forms: lessi [plural]
Rhymes: -esso Etymology: Inherited from Latin ēlixus (“boiled, soaked”). Compare the regular thematic counterpart lessato, from lessare (“to boil”). Bentley analyses/analyzes the former as agentless and derived from a change-of-state root, and the latter as agentive and derived from a verbal base. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|ēlixus||boiled, soaked|g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin ēlixus (“boiled, soaked”), {{inh+|it|la|ēlixus||boiled, soaked}} Inherited from Latin ēlixus (“boiled, soaked”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} lesso m (plural lessi)
  1. (uncountable) boiled meat Tags: masculine, uncountable
    Sense id: en-lesso-it-noun-yzDEdWUf
  2. a dish consisting of boiled meat Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-lesso-it-noun-ascdt~3h Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Meats Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 42 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 3 47 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 47 47 Disambiguation of Meats: 0 20 45 35
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈles.so/
Rhymes: -esso 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}} lesso
  1. first-person singular present indicative of lessare Tags: first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular Form of: lessare
    Sense id: en-lesso-it-verb-kHh4vhdn Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 6 5 42 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 3 47 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 3 47 47
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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