ammazzare

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Italian

Etymology

Probably from a- +‎ mazza (club, baton) +‎ -are, or alternatively possibly related to Latin mactāre, through a Vulgar Latin root *mactiāre, although this is less likely. Compare Sicilian ammazzari, Spanish mazar, Portuguese maçar, Occitan massar, Romansch mazzar, Venetan masar, Friulian maçâ, Istriot masà. See also archaic Italian mattare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /am.matˈt͡sa.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: am‧maz‧zà‧re

Verb

ammazzàre (first-person singular present ammàzzo, first-person singular past historic ammazzài, past participle ammazzàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. to kill, murder
    Synonym: uccidere
    • 1973, “Buonanotte Fratello”, in Alice non lo sa, performed by Francesco De Gregori:
      Tu mi stavi ammazzando / Tu mi stavi ammazzando con amore.
      You were killing me / You were killing me with love.

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