"scamorza" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /skaˈmɔr.t͡sa/ Forms: scamorze [plural], scamozza [alternative]
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: feminine Synonyms: provola [regional]
    Sense id: en-scamorza-it-noun-2Z07GaQP
  2. (figurative, regional) incompetent person, fool Tags: feminine, figuratively, regional Categories (topical): Cheeses, People
    Sense id: en-scamorza-it-noun-Gh~VruFv Disambiguation of Cheeses: 31 69 Disambiguation of People: 1 99 Categories (other): Regional Italian, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 25 75

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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  "etymology_text": "Variant of scamozza, deverbal from scamozzare or from cappa mozza (“cut head”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scamorze",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scamozza",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "scamorza f (plural scamorze)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "sca‧mòr‧za"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "scamorza (an unfermented cow's-milk cheese from southern Italy)"
      ],
      "id": "en-scamorza-it-noun-2Z07GaQP",
      "links": [
        [
          "scamorza",
          "scamorza#English:_Q248149"
        ],
        [
          "unfermented",
          "unfermented"
        ],
        [
          "cow",
          "cow"
        ],
        [
          "milk",
          "milk"
        ],
        [
          "cheese",
          "cheese"
        ],
        [
          "Italy",
          "Italy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "regional"
          ],
          "word": "provola"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Regional Italian",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "25 75",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "31 69",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "it",
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          "orig": "it:Cheeses",
          "parents": [
            "Dairy products",
            "Foods",
            "Food and drink",
            "Eating",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Fundamental",
            "Human"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "1 99",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "it",
          "name": "People",
          "orig": "it:People",
          "parents": [
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "incompetent person, fool"
      ],
      "id": "en-scamorza-it-noun-Gh~VruFv",
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "incompetent",
          "incompetent"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, regional) incompetent person, fool"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/skaˈmɔr.t͡sa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔrtsa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scamorza"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Italian 3-syllable words",
    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian feminine nouns",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 2 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for date",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔrtsa",
    "Rhymes:Italian/ɔrtsa/3 syllables",
    "it:Cheeses",
    "it:People"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Variant of scamozza, deverbal from scamozzare or from cappa mozza (“cut head”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "scamorze",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "scamozza",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "scamorza f (plural scamorze)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "sca‧mòr‧za"
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "scamorza (an unfermented cow's-milk cheese from southern Italy)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "scamorza",
          "scamorza#English:_Q248149"
        ],
        [
          "unfermented",
          "unfermented"
        ],
        [
          "cow",
          "cow"
        ],
        [
          "milk",
          "milk"
        ],
        [
          "cheese",
          "cheese"
        ],
        [
          "Italy",
          "Italy"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "regional"
          ],
          "word": "provola"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Regional Italian"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "incompetent person, fool"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "regional",
          "regional#English"
        ],
        [
          "incompetent",
          "incompetent"
        ],
        [
          "fool",
          "fool"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figurative, regional) incompetent person, fool"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "figuratively",
        "regional"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/skaˈmɔr.t͡sa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔrtsa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "scamorza"
}

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