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zavorra.

ballast, either in the hold of a ship or thrown out from a balloon

7 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/d͡zaˈvɔr.ra/
  1. ballast, either in the hold of a ship or thrown out from a balloon

    feminine
  2. junk, anything unwanted (a "white elephant")

    feminine · figuratively
Where this word comes from

From Latin saburra.

verb/d͡zaˈvɔr.ra/
  1. inflection of zavorrare: third-person singular present indicative

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

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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