zavorra

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): */d͡zaˈvɔr.ra/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɔrra
  • Hyphenation: za‧vòr‧ra

Etymology 1

From Latin saburra.

Noun

zavorra f (plural zavorre)

  1. ballast, either in the hold of a ship or thrown out from a balloon
  2. (figurative) junk, anything unwanted (a "white elephant")

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zavorra

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

References
  1. zavorra in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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