strazio

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See also: straziò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrat.t͡sjo/
  • Rhymes: -attsjo
  • Hyphenation: strà‧zio

Etymology 1

Probably from Latin distractiō.

Noun

strazio m (plural strazi)

  1. torment, torture
  2. cruel and bloody killing
  3. reckless use or consumption (of a resource)
    fare strazio dei soldito waste money
  4. (archaic) mockery or derision
  5. (Florence) textile waste or scraps
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

strazio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of straziare

Further reading

  • strazio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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