"mosca" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmo.ska/ Forms: mosche [plural], moschétta [diminutive], moschìna [diminutive], moschìno [diminutive, masculine], moschettìna [diminutive], moscóna [augmentative, uncommon], moscàccia [pejorative]
Rhymes: -oska Etymology: From Latin musca, from a Proto-Indo-European root *mus-, *mu-, *mew-. Compare Spanish mosca. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|musca}} Latin musca, {{der|it|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{m|ine-pro|*mus-}} *mus-, {{m|ine-pro|*mu-}} *mu-, {{m|ine-pro|*mew-}} *mew-, {{cog|es|mosca}} Spanish mosca Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=moscóna<q:uncommon>|dim=moschétta,moschìna,moschìno<g:m>,moschettìna|pej=moscàccia}} mosca f (plural mosche, diminutive moschétta or moschìna or moschìno m or moschettìna, augmentative (uncommon) moscóna, pejorative moscàccia)
  1. fly (insect) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mosca-it-noun-nOP8mJDe
  2. (by extension, figurative):
    (fishing) fly (lure)
    Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively Categories (topical): Fishing
    Sense id: en-mosca-it-noun-D51rOwDz Topics: fishing, hobbies, lifestyle
  3. (by extension, figurative):
    (historical, cosmetics) beauty spot
    Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively, historical Categories (topical): Cosmetics
    Sense id: en-mosca-it-noun-spST4ul2 Categories (other): Italian nouns with irregular gender Disambiguation of Italian nouns with irregular gender: 5 8 20 11 9 10 12 14 12 Topics: cosmetics, lifestyle
  4. (by extension, figurative):
    soul patch (narrow beard)
    Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-mosca-it-noun-oLTvc-CC Disambiguation of Insects: 6 6 5 23 16 13 2 24 6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 0 7 3 25 17 15 2 26 6 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 1 7 5 23 16 15 3 24 6
  5. (by extension, figurative):
    (in the plural) Black spots on a horse's coat.
    Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively, in-plural Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-mosca-it-noun-d~Supnlw Disambiguation of Insects: 6 6 5 23 16 13 2 24 6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 0 7 3 25 17 15 2 26 6 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 1 7 5 23 16 15 3 24 6
  6. (by extension, figurative):
    (bartending slang) a roasted coffee bean sometimes served with sambuca
    Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively Categories (lifeform): Insects
    Sense id: en-mosca-it-noun--Ek6x-ti Disambiguation of Insects: 6 6 5 23 16 13 2 24 6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 0 7 3 25 17 15 2 26 6 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 1 7 5 23 16 15 3 24 6
  7. (foundry) a small ball of plastic material used to verify the thickness of the various parts of a mold Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mosca-it-noun-GKn7PSNK
  8. (nautical, historical) aviso, advice boat Tags: feminine, historical Categories (topical): Watercraft Categories (lifeform): Insects Synonyms: avviso
    Sense id: en-mosca-it-noun-DOLcXgew Disambiguation of Insects: 6 6 5 23 16 13 2 24 6 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian links with redundant wikilinks Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 0 7 3 25 17 15 2 26 6 Disambiguation of Italian links with redundant wikilinks: 1 7 5 23 16 15 3 24 6 Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: moscaio, moscaiola, moscerino, moscone, occhio di mosca

Noun

IPA: /ˈmo.ska/
Rhymes: -oska Etymology: From Latin musca, from a Proto-Indo-European root *mus-, *mu-, *mew-. Compare Spanish mosca. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|musca}} Latin musca, {{der|it|ine-pro|-}} Proto-Indo-European, {{m|ine-pro|*mus-}} *mus-, {{m|ine-pro|*mu-}} *mu-, {{m|ine-pro|*mew-}} *mew-, {{cog|es|mosca}} Spanish mosca Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} mosca m (invariable)
  1. (martial arts) Ellipsis of peso mosca.: a flyweight-class fighter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, invariable, masculine Alternative form of: peso mosca (extra: a flyweight-class fighter) Categories (topical): Martial arts
    Sense id: en-mosca-it-noun-NkEUqDcj Categories (other): Italian ellipses Topics: government, hobbies, lifestyle, martial-arts, military, politics, sports, war

Inflected forms

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          "english": "That one is deadly, which kills at once, and it is called the \"mushroom of the flies\", because, if ground in milk, it kills flies.",
          "ref": "13ᵗʰ century, “De’ Funghi [Of Mushrooms]”, in Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise On Agriculture], translation of Opus ruralium commodorum libri XII by Pietro De' Crescenzi, published 1605, page 326",
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          "english": "And yet, I've seen flies laying their eggs, and their larvae, amidst thyme, and flies being born from those larvae",
          "ref": "1668, Francesco Redi, Esperienze intorno alla generazione degl’insetti [Experiences About the Generation of Insects], Florence, page 137",
          "text": "e pure io ho vedute le mosche partorir le loro uova ed i loro vermi nel timo, e da que’ vermi nascerne le mosche",
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          "ref": "1833, Nuovo dizionario universale tecnologico o di arti e mestieri - Tomo Ⅷ [New universal technological dictionary, or of arts and crafts - Volume 8], Venice: Giuseppe Antonelli ed., Mosca, page 461",
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          "english": "I have to preface that, if you wish to learn to throw [the line], you mustn't expect to just go near water, assemble the rod, attach the fly, and start fishing.",
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            "Machines",
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    },
    {
      "word": "moscaiola"
    },
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      "word": "moscerino"
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        "diminutive"
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        "diminutive"
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        "uncommon"
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        {
          "english": "That one is deadly, which kills at once, and it is called the \"mushroom of the flies\", because, if ground in milk, it kills flies.",
          "ref": "13ᵗʰ century, “De’ Funghi [Of Mushrooms]”, in Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise On Agriculture], translation of Opus ruralium commodorum libri XII by Pietro De' Crescenzi, published 1605, page 326",
          "text": "[…] quello è mortale, che tosto uccide, e chiamasi il fungo delle mosche, imperocchè, polverizzato in latte, uccide le mosche.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "And yet, I've seen flies laying their eggs, and their larvae, amidst thyme, and flies being born from those larvae",
          "ref": "1668, Francesco Redi, Esperienze intorno alla generazione degl’insetti [Experiences About the Generation of Insects], Florence, page 137",
          "text": "e pure io ho vedute le mosche partorir le loro uova ed i loro vermi nel timo, e da que’ vermi nascerne le mosche",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "In the art of fishing, flies are a kind of improvised fake insects, made to serve as a lure for fish.",
          "ref": "1833, Nuovo dizionario universale tecnologico o di arti e mestieri - Tomo Ⅷ [New universal technological dictionary, or of arts and crafts - Volume 8], Venice: Giuseppe Antonelli ed., Mosca, page 461",
          "text": "Nell’arte della pesca, diconsi mosche certi insetti fittizi fatti alla buona per servire d’esca ai pesci.",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "english": "I have to preface that, if you wish to learn to throw [the line], you mustn't expect to just go near water, assemble the rod, attach the fly, and start fishing.",
          "ref": "1981, Carlo Cotta Ramusino, “Capitolo Ⅶ - Tecnica di lancio [Chapter 7 - Throwing technique]”, in Pesca a mosca: canne, lenze, mulinelli, setali, mosche, lanci da pesca e da gara, page 195",
          "text": "Premetto che se volete imparare a lanciare, non dovete pretendere di andare vicino all’acqua, montare la canna, attaccare la mosca e mettervi a pescare.",
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        }
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        "figuratively"
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ]
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      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with historical senses",
        "it:Cosmetics"
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        "feminine",
        "figuratively",
        "historical"
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        "lifestyle"
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      "glosses": [
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          "soul patch"
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      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Black spots on a horse's coat."
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          "coat"
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      "tags": [
        "broadly",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively",
        "in-plural"
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian slang"
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      "glosses": [
        "a roasted coffee bean sometimes served with sambuca"
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        "broadly",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
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    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a small ball of plastic material used to verify the thickness of the various parts of a mold"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
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    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian terms with historical senses",
        "it:Watercraft"
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      "glosses": [
        "aviso, advice boat"
      ],
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          "nautical"
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          "word": "avviso"
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        "feminine",
        "historical"
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      "rhymes": "-oska"
    }
  ],
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}

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      "name": "cog"
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        "2": "#"
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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        {
          "extra": "a flyweight-class fighter",
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        }
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        "it:Martial arts"
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        "Ellipsis of peso mosca.: a flyweight-class fighter."
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          "fighter"
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        "masculine"
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        "government",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "martial-arts",
        "military",
        "politics",
        "sports",
        "war"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈmo.ska/"
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}
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  "trace": ""
}

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  "subsection": "noun",
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}

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