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

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 corresponding lemma form.

Verb

macello

1. first-person singular present of macellare

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Latin

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 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 with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)