macello
See also: macellò
Interlingua
Noun
macello (plural macellos)
- 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)
- slaughterhouse, abattoir
- slaughter, massacre
- (figurative, colloquial) mess
Derived terms
- macellare
- macelleria
- macellesco
Related terms
- macellaio
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
macello
- first-person singular present indicative of macellare
Latin
Adjective
macellō
- 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)