ambasciata

Italian

Etymology

Old Italian, from Old Occitan ambaissada, from Gaulish ambaxtos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /am.baʃˈʃa.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: am‧ba‧scià‧ta

Noun

ambasciata f (plural ambasciate)

1. embassy (residence of an ambassador)

   l'ambasciata britannica

   the British embassy

2. embassy, ambassadorship (function or duty of an ambassador)
3. an ambassadorial message
4. (informal) message, errand

Related terms

• ambasceria
• ambasciatore, ambasciatrice
• ambasciatorio

Descendants

• → Maltese: ambaxxata
• → Old French: ambassade
  • Middle French: ambassade
    • French: ambassade (see there for further descendants)
  • ⇒ Old French: ambascee
    • Middle French: ambassee
      • → English: ambassy, embassy