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squadra

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Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *kwetwṓr
Proto-Italic *kwettwōr
Latin quattuor
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Latin quadrus
Latin quadrō bf. ?
Latin quadrus
Vulgar Latin *exquadrō
Italian squadra bor.
English squadra

    Borrowed from Italian squadra . This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term. Doublet of squad and square .

    Noun

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    squadra (plural squadras )

    1. (in Italy) A Fascist military cadre

    Italian

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    Pronunciation

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    • IPA (key): /ˈskwa.dra/
    • Audio: (file)
    • Rhymes: -adra
    • Hyphenation: squà‧dra

    Etymology 1

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      Deverbal from squadrare +‎ -a . May correspond to a Vulgar Latin *exquadra , from *exquadro, exquadrāre , from Latin ex- + quadrō , from quadrus . Compare French équerre .

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      Noun

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      squadra f (plural squadre )

      1. set square, triangle (tool)
      2. (sports ) team, squad, group, side
      3. team, set, crew, bunch, gang, shift
      4. (military , law enforcement ) squad, cadre
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      Etymology 2

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      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Verb

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      squadra

      1. inflection of squadrare :
        1. third-person singular present indicative
        2. second-person singular imperative

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