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Italian
Etymology
From Latin strāges. Compare Spanish and Portuguese estrago (“destruction”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstra.d͡ʒe/
- Rhymes: -adʒe
- Hyphenation: strà‧ge
Noun
strage f (plural stragi)
- a massacre, a mass murder, a butchery, a slaughter
- Synonyms: massacro, eccidio
- (hyperbolic) a large or profitable hunting trip
fare strage di tordi- to kill off a lot of thrushes
- a ruinous destruction or conquest
l'allagamento ha fatto strage dei coltivati- the flooding devastated the cultivated fields
- failing scores for an exceptionally high number of alumni
Anagrams
Latin
Noun
strāge
- ablative singular of strāgēs
Piedmontese
Pronunciation
Noun
strage f
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