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Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin messōrem (“reaper”), derived from messus, perfect passive participle of metō (“to reap, harvest”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mesˈso.re/
- Rhymes: -ore
- Hyphenation: mes‧só‧re
Noun
messore m (plural messori)
- (literary, obsolete) reaper
- Synonym: mietitore
Further reading
- messore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Noun
messōre
- ablative singular of messor