ammazzare

Italian

Etymology

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, Romansch mazzar, Venetian masar, Friulian maçâ, Istriot masà. See also archaic Italian mattare.

Verb

ammazzare

  1. to kill, murder
    Synonym: uccidere
    • 1973, “Buonanotte Fratello”, in Alice no lo sa, performed by Francesco De Gregori:
      Tu mi stavi ammazzando, / tu mi stavi ammazzando, con amore.

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