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

   l'ambasciata britannica

   the British embassy

2. 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