macello

See also: macellò

Interlingua

Noun

macello (plural macellos)

1. butcher

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈt͡ʃɛl.lo/, [mäˈt͡ʃɛl̺l̺o]
• Hyphenation: ma‧cèl‧lo
• Rhymes: -ɛllo

Etymology 1

From Latin macellum, possibly from Ancient Greek μάκελλον (mákellon), μάκελλος (mákellos).

Noun

macello m (plural macelli)

1. slaughterhouse, abattoir
2. slaughter, massacre
3. (figuratively, colloquial) mess

Derived terms

• macellare
• macelleria
• macellesco

Related terms

• macellaio

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

macello

1. first-person singular present of macellare

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Latin

Adjective

macellō

1. dative masculine singular of macellus
2. dative neuter singular of macellus
3. ablative masculine singular of macellus
4. ablative neuter singular of macellus

References

• macello in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)