"pecora" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpɛ.ko.ra/ Forms: pecore [plural], ariete [masculine], montone [masculine]
Rhymes: -ɛkora Etymology: From Latin pecora, neuter plural of pecus (“cattle”), from pecū, from Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”). Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|pecora}} Latin pecora, {{m|la|pecus||cattle}} pecus (“cattle”), {{m|la|pecū}} pecū, {{der|it|ine-pro|*peḱu-||livestock, domestic animals}} Proto-Indo-European *peḱu- (“livestock, domestic animals”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} pecora f (plural pecore)
  1. (mammals) sheep Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Sheep
    Sense id: en-pecora-it-noun-XFmWFqxQ Disambiguation of Sheep: 55 13 31 0 Topics: biology, mammals, natural-sciences, zoology
  2. ewe Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-pecora-it-noun-IyDkLhEW Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 39 57 3 1
  3. (figurative, by extension) sheep, milksop Tags: broadly, feminine, figuratively
    Sense id: en-pecora-it-noun-RPhtt7lo
  4. (slang) prostitute Tags: feminine, slang
    Sense id: en-pecora-it-noun-um-wGpPt
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: agnello, ovino

Inflected forms

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      "word": "pecoraggine"
    },
    {
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      "word": "pecoraio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pecorame"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pecoreccio"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pecoresco"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pecorile"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pecorina"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pecorino"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pecoro"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pecorone"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "pecoroso"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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    {
      "form": "pecore",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ariete",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "montone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
      "word": "agnello"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0",
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        "(mammals) sheep"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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        "natural-sciences",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, by extension) sheep, milksop"
      ],
      "tags": [
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        "figuratively"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) prostitute"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɛ.ko.ra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkora"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "word": "pecora"
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    "Italian nouns",
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    "Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "word": "cartapecora"
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    {
      "word": "pecoraggine"
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    {
      "word": "pecoraio"
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    {
      "word": "pecorame"
    },
    {
      "word": "pecoreccio"
    },
    {
      "word": "pecoresco"
    },
    {
      "word": "pecorile"
    },
    {
      "word": "pecorina"
    },
    {
      "word": "pecorino"
    },
    {
      "word": "pecoro"
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    {
      "word": "pecorone"
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    {
      "word": "pecoroso"
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    {
      "word": "pecorume"
    }
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        "3": "",
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    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "pecū"
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      "name": "m"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "pecore",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ariete",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "montone",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "agnello"
    },
    {
      "word": "ovino"
    }
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      ],
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          "sheep"
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      ],
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        "(mammals) sheep"
      ],
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "biology",
        "mammals",
        "natural-sciences",
        "zoology"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
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          "ewe",
          "ewe"
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      ],
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "(figurative, by extension) sheep, milksop"
      ],
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        "broadly",
        "feminine",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Italian slang"
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        "prostitute"
      ],
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          "prostitute"
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      ],
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        "(slang) prostitute"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpɛ.ko.ra/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛkora"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "it:pecora"
  ],
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}

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