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Interlingua
Noun
macello (plural macellos)
- 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)
- slaughterhouse, abattoir
- slaughter, massacre
- (figurative, colloquial) mess
Derived terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
macello
- first-person singular present indicative of macellare
Latin
Adjective
macellō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of macellus
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