"scamorza" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /skaˈmɔr.t͡sa/ Forms: scamorze [plural], scamozza [alternative, uncommon]
Rhymes: -ɔrtsa Etymology: Variant of scamozza, deverbal from scamozzare or from cappa mozza (“cut head”). Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} scamorza f (plural scamorze)
  1. scamorza (an unfermented cow's-milk cheese from southern Italy) Tags: error-lua-exec, feminine Synonyms: provola [regional]
    Sense id: en-scamorza-it-noun-2Z07GaQP Categories (other): Cheeses Disambiguation of Cheeses: 80 20
  2. (figurative, regional) incompetent person, fool Tags: error-lua-exec, feminine, figuratively, regional
    Sense id: en-scamorza-it-noun-Gh~VruFv Categories (other): Regional Italian, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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