"ventresca" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /venˈtre.ska/ Forms: ventresche [plural]
Rhymes: -eska Etymology: Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ventrisca, derived from Classical Latin venter (“belly”). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|it|VL.|*ventrisca|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Vulgar Latin *ventrisca, {{inh+|it|VL.|*ventrisca}} Inherited from Vulgar Latin *ventrisca, {{der|it|CL.|venter||belly}} Classical Latin venter (“belly”) Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} ventresca f (plural ventresche)
  1. (archaic) belly Tags: archaic, feminine Synonyms: addome, buzzo [colloquial], epa [literary, obsolete], pancia [colloquial], trippa [humorous], ventre [anatomy, medicine, sciences], zirbo [obsolete, rare]
    Sense id: en-ventresca-it-noun-WQZ9oWZS
  2. ventresca (flesh from the belly of a tuna) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-ventresca-it-noun-t~t~QekK
  3. (chiefly Tuscan) streaky bacon Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Foods Synonyms: pancetta
    Sense id: en-ventresca-it-noun-z6ro30AY Disambiguation of Foods: 4 3 67 26 Categories (other): Tuscan Italian, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 1 29 3 1 49 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 32 2 1 45 20 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 1 69 28
  4. (archaic) a salume made of pork belly (stuffed with meat, eggs, cheese, and ground spices, then pressed) Tags: archaic, feminine
    Sense id: en-ventresca-it-noun-vfwH-LlT

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