porzione

Definitions of porzione
  1. noun
    a portion of a natural object
    synonyms: brano, parte, partizione, pezzo
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    parte del corpo, regione
    any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
    angolo, spigolo
    a projecting part where two sides or edges meet
    fetta
    a thin flat piece cut off of some object
    sella
    posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
    garrese
    the highest part of the back at the base of the neck of various animals especially draft animals
    lombi, reni
    either side of the backbone between the hipbone and the ribs in humans as well as quadrupeds
    codrione
    the part of an animal that corresponds to the human buttocks
    torace
    part of an insect's body that bears the wings and legs
    struttura anatomica
    a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
    apparato, emuntorio, sistema
    a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts
    tessuto
    part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function
    organo
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
    retto
    the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
    spalla
    the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
    busto, fusto, torso, tronco
    the body excluding the head and neck and limbs
    petto, torace
    the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
    torace
    the middle region of the body of an arthropod between the head and the abdomen
    anca
    either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
    addome, stomaco
    the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis
    dorso, schiena, tergo
    the posterior part of a human (or animal) body from the neck to the end of the spine
    gruppetto, lumino, minuto, piccino
    the slender part of the back
    culo, deretano, fondo schiena, lattina, sedere
    the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
    sfrontatezza
    either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump
    moncherino, moncone
    the part of a limb or tooth that remains after the rest is removed
    articolazione, comproprietario
    (anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
    fattezze, lineamento
    the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin
    briciola, frammento, frantume, gretola, minuzzolo, scaglia, scheggia, sverza
    a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
    carbon fossile, carbone
    a hot fragment of wood or coal that is left from a fire and is glowing or smoldering
    pepita
    a solid lump of a precious metal (especially gold) as found in the earth
    potatura
    something that has been pruned off of a plant
    riga, rigo
    a long continuous strip (usually running horizontally)
    favilla
    a small fragment of a burning substance thrown out by burning material or by friction
  2. noun
    something determined in relation to something that includes it
    synonyms: brano, parte, pezzo
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    unità linguistica
    one of the natural units into which linguistic messages can be analyzed
    voce
    a distinct part that can be specified separately in a group of things that could be enumerated on a list
    unità
    an individual or group or structure or other entity regarded as a structural or functional constituent of a whole
    sostanza organica
    the substance of the body
    protoplasma
    the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
    parola, termine, vocabolo
    a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    sillaba
    a unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme
    morfema
    minimal meaningful language unit; it cannot be divided into smaller meaningful units
    appellativo, denominazione, nome, nome proprio, nominativo
    a language unit by which a person or thing is known
    fonema
    (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
    rimasuglio, scampolo
    a small part or portion that remains after the main part no longer exists
    materiale
    the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
    agglomerato, amalgama, composto, impasto, melange, mescola, mescolanza, miscela, miscuglio, mistione, misto, mix, pasticcio
    (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
    atomo, molecola, particella
    (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
    elemento, elemento chimico
    any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
    substrato
    the substance that is acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
    elemento
    one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe
    fluido
    a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
    essenza
    any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
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    collegamento, connessione, correlazione, denominatore comune, legame, nesso, rapporto, relazione, riferimento
    an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
  3. noun
    part of a meal served at one time
    synonyms: minestra, piatto, portata, primo piatto, vivanda
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    dessert
    a dish served as the last course of a meal
    antipasto, hors d'oeuvre
    a dish served as an appetizer before the main meal
    charlotte
    a mold lined with cake or crumbs and filled with fruit or whipped cream or custard
    composta
    dessert of stewed or baked fruit
    flan
    open pastry filled with fruit or custard
    mousse
    a rich, frothy, creamy dessert made with whipped egg whites and heavy cream
    budino
    any of various soft sweet desserts thickened usually with flour and baked or boiled or steamed
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    alimento, cibo, linfa, nutrimento, nutrizione, sostanza
    a source of materials to nourish the body
  4. noun
    an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
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    fetta
    a serving that has been cut from a larger portion
    consumazione, drink
    a single serving of a beverage
    libagione
    a serving (of wine) poured out in honor of a deity
    costoletta
    thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
    pescaggio
    a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
    libagione
    (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage
    sangria
    sweetened red wine and orange or lemon juice with soda water
    carro
    a drink with ice cream floating in it
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