"scimmia" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈʃim.mja/ Audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-LangPao-scimmia.wav Forms: scimmie [plural], scimmione [augmentative]
Rhymes: -immja Etymology: From earlier scimia, Latin sīmia, from Ancient Greek σῑμός (sīmós, “snub-nosed”). For more examples of initial s- palatalized to sci-, see scialiva, scempio, sciringa (doublet of siringa). Compare Sicilian scìmia. Etymology templates: {{m|it|scimia}} scimia, {{inh|it|la|sīmia}} Latin sīmia, {{der|it|grc|σῑμός||snub-nosed}} Ancient Greek σῑμός (sīmós, “snub-nosed”), {{m|it|scialiva}} scialiva, {{m|it|scempio}} scempio, {{m|it|sciringa}} sciringa, {{m|it|siringa}} siringa, {{cog|scn|scìmia}} Sicilian scìmia Head templates: {{it-noun|f|aug=scimmione}} scimmia f (plural scimmie, augmentative scimmione)
  1. monkey, simian Tags: feminine Categories (lifeform): Primates
    Sense id: en-scimmia-it-noun-uD8WkFI2 Disambiguation of Primates: 43 43 6 8
  2. (figurative) aper, mimic, imitator Tags: feminine, figuratively Categories (lifeform): Primates Synonyms: imitatore
    Sense id: en-scimmia-it-noun-ZUkmhTn7 Disambiguation of Primates: 43 43 6 8 Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 3 86 6 5
  3. (figurative, regional) drunk (drunken state) Tags: feminine, figuratively, regional Synonyms: sbornia, sbronza, ubriacatura
    Sense id: en-scimmia-it-noun-dUoNDL6F Categories (other): Regional Italian
  4. (slang) (drug) addiction; withdrawal Tags: feminine, slang Synonyms: dipendenza
    Sense id: en-scimmia-it-noun-znJ72L~j
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scimia [archaic] Derived forms: scimmiaggine, scimmiata, scimmiatico, scimmieggiare, scimmiesco, scimmione, scimmiotto Related terms: scimmieggiatura, scimmio, scimmiottamento, scimmiottare, scimmiottatore, scimmiottatura

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