macello

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See also: macellò

Interlingua

Noun

macello (plural macellos)

  1. butcher

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈt͡ʃɛl.lo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛllo
  • Hyphenation: ma‧cèl‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin macellum, related to Ancient Greek μάκελλον (mákellon), μάκελλος (mákellos).

Noun

macello m (plural macelli)

  1. slaughterhouse, abattoir
  2. slaughter, massacre
  3. (figurative, colloquial) mess
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Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

macello

  1. first-person singular present indicative of macellare

Latin

Adjective

macellō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of macellus

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