ambascia
Italian
Etymology
Unknown. On the face of it, identity with Late Latin ambascia, ambactia (“service”), from Proto-Germanic *ambahtiją, seems plausible; e.g. through a development “service” → “toil” → “distress”. If so, related with ambasciata (“embassy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /amˈbaʃ.ʃa/
- Rhymes: -aʃʃa
- Hyphenation: am‧bà‧scia
Noun
ambascia f (plural ambasce)
- anguish, distress
- Synonyms: angoscia, ansia
Further reading
- ambascia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana