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macellaio.

butcher

9 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/ma.t͡ʃelˈla.jo/

  1. butcher

    masculine
    Peter, che era figlio di un macellaio, non aveva però iniziato l'attività come cioccolatiere.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin macellārius. By surface analysis, macello + aio. Compare Romanian măcelar.

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