"losco" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈlos.ko/ Audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-LangPao-losco.wav Forms: losca [feminine], loschi [masculine, plural], losche [feminine, plural], lusco [alternative, archaic]
Rhymes: -osko Etymology: Inherited from Latin luscus. Cognate in particular with French louche, with whom it shares the semantic shift to describe a shady individual. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|la|luscus|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin luscus, {{inh+|it|la|luscus}} Inherited from Latin luscus, {{cog|fr|louche}} French louche, {{glossary|semantic shift}} semantic shift Head templates: {{it-adj}} losco (feminine losca, masculine plural loschi, feminine plural losche)
  1. (archaic, rare) one-eyed Tags: archaic, rare
    Sense id: en-losco-it-adj-08OjiNKw
  2. near-sighted, cross-eyed Synonyms: miope, strabico, guercio
    Sense id: en-losco-it-adj-Pr6Mmn6b Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 70 12 2 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 90 10 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 93 7 0 0
  3. (figurative) short-sighted Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-losco-it-adj-LrFGjh79
  4. (by extension)
    sullen, surly
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-losco-it-adj-IACCgbkP
  5. (by extension)
    shady, suspicious (person)
    Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-losco-it-adj-kPRpc85n
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: loscamente, loschezza

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "form": "losca",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "loschi",
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        "(figurative) short-sighted"
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        "(archaic, rare) one-eyed"
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          "near-sighted",
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          "word": "miope"
        },
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          "word": "guercio"
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        "short-sighted"
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        "(figurative) short-sighted"
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        "sullen, surly"
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          "surly",
          "surly"
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        "sullen, surly"
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