"maiale" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /maˈja.le/ Forms: maiali [plural], maiala [feminine]
Rhymes: -ale Etymology: From Latin maiālis, from the goddess Maia. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|maiālis}} Latin maiālis Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=maiala}} maiale m (plural maiali, feminine maiala)
  1. pig Tags: masculine Synonyms: porco, suino
    Sense id: en-maiale-it-noun-8LjJ2E3S Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Meats, Pigs Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Meats: 36 36 27 Disambiguation of Pigs: 91 4 4
  2. pork Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-maiale-it-noun-Caq82Fnk Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Meats Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Meats: 36 36 27

Noun

IPA: /maˈja.le/
Rhymes: -ale Etymology: From Latin maiālis, from the goddess Maia. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|maiālis}} Latin maiālis Head templates: {{head|it|noun form|g=f}} maiale f
  1. plural of maiala Tags: feminine, form-of, plural Form of: maiala Related terms: scrofa
    Sense id: en-maiale-it-noun-xzMahNor Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Meats Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 21 21 59 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of Meats: 36 36 27

Inflected forms

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      "lang_code": "mt",
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        "borrowed",
        "uncertain"
      ],
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    }
  ],
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Latin maiālis, from the goddess Maia.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "maiali",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiala",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "ma‧ià‧le"
  ],
  "hyphenations": [
    {
      "parts": [
        "ma‧ià‧le"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "33 33 33",
          "kind": "other",
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 36 28",
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          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "36 36 27",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Meats",
          "orig": "it:Meats",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 4 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "Pigs",
          "orig": "it:Pigs",
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          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              30,
              36
            ]
          ],
          "english": "In addition, a case of salmonellosis was reported in one pig.",
          "text": "Un caso di salmonellosi in un maiale è inoltre stato annunciato.",
          "translation": "In addition, a case of salmonellosis was reported in one pig.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "pig"
      ],
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "porco"
        },
        {
          "word": "suino"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              57,
              63
            ]
          ],
          "english": "Pour the oil into a frying pan and sauté the pork fillet.",
          "text": "Versare l’olio in un tegame e far rosolare il filetto di maiale.",
          "translation": "Pour the oil into a frying pan and sauté the pork fillet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "links": [
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          "pork"
        ]
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/maˈja.le/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ale"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maiale"
}

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  "hyphenation": [
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
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  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "_dis": "21 21 59",
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          "maiala#Italian"
        ]
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        }
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    {
      "ipa": "/maˈja.le/"
    },
    {
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  "word": "maiale"
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    "Italian noun forms",
    "Italian nouns",
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    "Italian terms with audio pronunciation",
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  ],
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    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "maiala",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
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    {
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    }
  ],
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              30,
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          ],
          "english": "In addition, a case of salmonellosis was reported in one pig.",
          "text": "Un caso di salmonellosi in un maiale è inoltre stato annunciato.",
          "translation": "In addition, a case of salmonellosis was reported in one pig.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pig"
      ],
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          "pig"
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          "word": "porco"
        },
        {
          "word": "suino"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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      ],
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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          ],
          "english": "Pour the oil into a frying pan and sauté the pork fillet.",
          "text": "Versare l’olio in un tegame e far rosolare il filetto di maiale.",
          "translation": "Pour the oil into a frying pan and sauté the pork fillet.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "pork"
      ],
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          "pork"
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      ],
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        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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    {
      "ipa": "/maˈja.le/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ale"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maiale"
}

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  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
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    {
      "ipa": "/maˈja.le/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ale"
    }
  ],
  "word": "maiale"
}

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