English [edit]
Wikipedia
Etymology [edit]
From Italian pietà.
pietà (plural pietàs)
- A sculpture or painting of the Virgin Mary holding and mourning the dead body of Jesus.
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin pietās (“piety; pity”); from pio + -ietà
pietà f (invariable)
- pity, compassion
- piety
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