cascata

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈska.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: ca‧scà‧ta

Etymology 1

cascare +‎ -ata; cognate with Piedmontese cascà; from Latin cāsus (“fallen”).

Noun

cascata f (plural cascate)

  1. cascade, waterfall
  2. (familiar, rare) fall
  3. cascade (hairpiece for women)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • → Maltese: kaskata
  • → Portuguese: cascata
See also

Etymology 2

Participle

cascata f sg

  1. feminine singular of cascato

Anagrams

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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cascata

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian cascata (“cascade, waterfall”), ultimately from Latin cāsus (“fallen”).

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: cas‧ca‧ta
  • Rhymes: -atɐ

Noun

cascata f (plural cascatas)

  1. cascade
    1. waterfall
    2. series of events
    3. big lie
  2. (informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)

Synonyms

  • (woman's genitalia): See here

Derived terms

Further reading

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