mattanza

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /matˈtan.t͡sa/, [mät̪ˈt̪än̪t̪͡s̪ä]
  • Stress: mattànza
  • Hyphenation: mat‧tan‧za

Noun

mattanza f (plural mattanze)

  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.
  2. (by extension, informal) massacre, carnage

Synonyms

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