squadra

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English

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Etymology

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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

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squadra (plural squadras)

  1. (in Italy) A Fascist military cadre

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈskwa.dra/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -adra
  • Hyphenation: squà‧dra

Etymology 1

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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

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Noun

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squadra f (plural squadre)

  1. set square, triangle (tool)
  2. (sports) team, squad, group, side
  3. team, set, crew, bunch, gang, shift
  4. (military, law enforcement) squad, cadre
Synonyms
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Descendants
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  • French: escadre
    • Russian: эскадра (eskadra)

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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squadra

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