squadra
English edit
Etymology edit
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 edit
squadra (plural squadras)
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Deverbal from squadrare + -a. May correspond to a Vulgar Latin *exquadra, from *exquadro, exquadrāre, from Latin ex- + quadrō, from quadrus. Compare French équerre.
Alternative forms edit
- scuadra (misspelling)
Noun edit
squadra f (plural squadre)
- set square, triangle (tool)
- (sports) team, squad, group, side
- team, set, crew, bunch, gang, shift
- (military, law enforcement) squad, cadre
Synonyms edit
- (sport team): formazione, compagine
- (group of people): gruppo, compagnia
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
squadra
- inflection of squadrare: