"sgherro" meaning in Italian

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Noun

Forms: sgherri [plural], sgherra [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Lombardic *skarrjo (“captain”), of unknown origin. Compare sgarro. Etymology templates: {{bor+|it|lng|*skarrjo||captain}} Borrowed from Lombardic *skarrjo (“captain”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=sgherra}} sgherro m (plural sgherri, feminine sgherra)
  1. bravo or myrmidon (a violent soldier, etc.) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-sgherro-it-noun-YQBy5Qeb Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5
  2. (slang) pig (a policeman) Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-sgherro-it-noun-ZaTdni1N

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*skarrjo",
      "Reconstruction:Old High German/skarrjo"
    ],
    [
      "sgarro",
      "sgarro#Italian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "lng",
        "3": "*skarrjo",
        "4": "",
        "5": "captain"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Lombardic *skarrjo (“captain”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Lombardic *skarrjo (“captain”), of unknown origin. Compare sgarro.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sgherri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sgherra",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "sgherra"
      },
      "expansion": "sgherro m (plural sgherri, feminine sgherra)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "74 26",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "88 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "95 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bravo or myrmidon (a violent soldier, etc.)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sgherro-it-noun-YQBy5Qeb",
      "links": [
        [
          "bravo",
          "bravo"
        ],
        [
          "myrmidon",
          "myrmidon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "pig (a policeman)"
      ],
      "id": "en-sgherro-it-noun-ZaTdni1N",
      "links": [
        [
          "pig",
          "pig"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) pig (a policeman)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sgherro"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Italian countable nouns",
    "Italian entries with incorrect language header",
    "Italian lemmas",
    "Italian masculine nouns",
    "Italian nouns",
    "Italian nouns with red links in their headword lines",
    "Italian terms borrowed from Lombardic",
    "Italian terms derived from Lombardic",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "etymology_links": [
    [
      "*skarrjo",
      "Reconstruction:Old High German/skarrjo"
    ],
    [
      "sgarro",
      "sgarro#Italian"
    ]
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "it",
        "2": "lng",
        "3": "*skarrjo",
        "4": "",
        "5": "captain"
      },
      "expansion": "Borrowed from Lombardic *skarrjo (“captain”)",
      "name": "bor+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Lombardic *skarrjo (“captain”), of unknown origin. Compare sgarro.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sgherri",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sgherra",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "m",
        "f": "sgherra"
      },
      "expansion": "sgherro m (plural sgherri, feminine sgherra)",
      "name": "it-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "bravo or myrmidon (a violent soldier, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "bravo",
          "bravo"
        ],
        [
          "myrmidon",
          "myrmidon"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Italian slang"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "pig (a policeman)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "pig",
          "pig"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(slang) pig (a policeman)"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "slang"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sgherro"
}

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