macello

See also: macellò

Interlingua

Noun

macello (plural macellos)

1. butcher

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

From Latin macellum, related to Ancient Greek μάκελλον (mákellon), μάκελλος (mákellos).

Noun

macello m (plural macelli)

1. slaughterhouse, abattoir
2. slaughter, massacre
3. (figurative, 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 indicative of macellare

Latin

Adjective

macellō

1. dative/ablative masculine/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)