ambascia

Italian

Etymology

Unknown. On the face of it, identity with Late Latin ambascia, ambactia (“service”), from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją, seems plausible; e.g. through a development “service” → “toil” → “distress”. If so, related with ambasciata (“embassy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amˈbaʃ.ʃa/, [ämˈbäʃʃä]
• Rhymes: -aʃʃa
• Hyphenation: am‧bà‧scia

Noun

ambascia f (plural ambasce)

1. anguish, distress

   Synonyms: angoscia, ansia

References

• ambascia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana