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ammazzare.

to kill, murder

9 characters4 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

verb/am.matˈt͡sa.re/
  1. to kill, murder

Where this word comes from

Probably from a- + mazza (“club, baton”) + -are, or alternatively possibly related to Latin mactāre, through a Vulgar Latin root *mactiāre, although this is less likely. Compare Sicilian ammazzari, Spanish mazar, Portuguese maçar, Occitan massar, Romansh mazzar, Venetan masar, Friulian maçâ, Istriot masà. See also archaic Italian mattare.

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