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mattanza.

last phase of tuna fishing in which a very large net is closed around a group of fish and drawn together, the fish being hooked using harpoons and then beaten to death via repeated blows

8 characters3 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

noun/matˈtan.t͡sa/
  1. last phase of tuna fishing in which a very large net is closed around a group of fish and drawn together, the fish being hooked using harpoons and then beaten to death via repeated blows

    feminine
  2. massacre, carnage

    broadly · feminine · informal
Where this word comes from

From Spanish matanza (“slaughter”), derived from matar (“to kill”).

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