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Morphology
Lemmata
Forms: oca (data provider: donatus-sup)
Dictionary
Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Óc-a, s. f. pl. che, aug. Óc-óne, a goose. — maschio,a gander. Tenere l'oche in pastura, to keep a house of ill fame. Cervel d'—, a giddy-brained person. Fare il becco all'—, to finish or complete any work. Tu sei un — impastoiata, you are a great booby. Tu se' l'—, you are the talk of the town. A penna a penna si pela un' —, Rome was not built in a day. Buon papero e cattiva —, said of one whose manhood does not fulfil the promise of his youth. Menare i paperi a bere l'oche, don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs. — marina, a diver or plungeon.
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