carnaggio

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French charnage.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /karˈnad.d͡ʒo/
  • Hyphenation: car‧nàg‧gio

Noun

carnaggio m (plural carnaggi) (obsolete)

  1. butchered meat; animals which are to be slaughtered
    fare carnaggioto stock up on meat
  2. (by extension) massacre, carnage, slaughter
    Synonyms: carneficina, massacro, strage, uccisione
  3. A compensation for the right of having animals graze on someone else's land.

References

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