mannaia

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin manuāria (secūris), from Latin manuārius (“of or pertaining to the hand”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /manˈna.ja/
  • Rhymes: -aja
  • Hyphenation: man‧nà‧ia

Noun[edit]

mannaia f (plural mannaie)

  1. axe
    Synonyms: ascia, scure
  2. cleaver
  3. guillotine blade
  4. (figurative, by extension) looming danger hanging over one's head
  5. (metonymically, by extension) tyrannical or bloody political regime

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • →? Catalan: manaia

Further reading[edit]

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