squadra

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noun

A Fascist military cadre

OriginItalian squadra ← Vulgar Latin *exquadrō ← Latin quadrus →
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Meanings

nounsquadra (plural squadras)

plural squadras

  1. A Fascist military cadre

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwṓr
  2. Proto-Italic*kʷettwōr
  3. Latinquattuor
  4. Latinquadrus
  5. Latinquadrōbf.?
  6. Latinquadrus
  7. Vulgar Latin*exquadrō
  8. Italiansquadraredeverb.
  9. Italiansquadra
  10. Englishsquadra

Borrowed from Italian squadra. Doublet of squad and square.

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APA

squadra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squadra

MLA

“squadra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squadra. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “squadra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/squadra.

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