catafascio

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From cata- +‎ fascio.

Noun[edit]

catafascio m (plural catafasci)

  1. wreck, ruin

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used almost excusively in the phrase andare a catafascio - to collapse, or go to rack and ruin
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