carnaggio
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French charnage.
Pronunciation
Noun
carnaggio m (plural carnaggi) (obsolete)
- butchered meat; animals which are to be slaughtered
- fare carnaggio ― to stock up on meat
- (by extension) massacre, carnage, slaughter
- Synonyms: carneficina, massacro, strage, uccisione
- A compensation for the right of having animals graze on someone else's land.
Related terms
References
- carnaggio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana