Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskwak.kwe.ra/
  • Rhymes: -akkwera
  • Hyphenation: squàc‧que‧ra

Etymology 1

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Deverbal from squacquerare (to have diarrhea) +‎ -a.

Noun

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squacquera f (plural squacquere) (rare, informal)

  1. liquid feces
  2. diarrhea
    Synonym: diarrea

Further reading

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  • squacquera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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squacquera

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