vendetta

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”), from Latin vindicta.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /vɛnˈdɛtə/, [vɛnˈdɛɾə], [vənˈdɛɾə]

Noun

vendetta (plural vendettas)

1. A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.

Alternative forms

• vendette (archaic)

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vendetta. Doublet of vindicte, borrowed from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /vɑ̃.dɛ.ta/

Noun

vendetta f (plural vendettas)

1. vendetta

Further reading

• “vendetta” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Latin vindicta (“vengeance”), from vindico (“to claim, to vindicate”), from vindex (“defender”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /venˈdet.ta/, [ven̪ˈd̪et̪ːä]
• Hyphenation: ven‧dét‧ta

Noun

vendetta f (plural vendette)

1. revenge, vengeance

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”), from Latin vindicta.

Noun

vendetta f (plural vendettas)

1. revenge, vengeance