riscatto

See also: riscattò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riˈskat.to/
• Rhymes: -atto
• Hyphenation: ri‧scàt‧to

Etymology 1

From riscattare.

Noun

riscatto m (plural riscatti)

1. redemption
2. liberation pegged to the payment of a ransom
3. (by extension) a ransom (money paid)
4. (by extension) liberation achieved only after a religious or political sacrifice
5. (law, by extension) liberation from a legal obligation, especially an institution in which a debtor can rid himself of an obligation by paying a sum of money

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

riscatto

1. first-person singular present indicative of riscattare

Derived terms

• patto di riscatto
• diritto di riscatto
• case a riscatto

Anagrams

• ascritto, costarti, crostati, scortati