mannaggia
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Neapolitan mannaggia (“damn!”, literally “may he/she/it have bad things from it!”).
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
mannaggia
- (colloquial, non-vulgar) damn!, dang!
- Synonyms: accidentaccio, accidenti
- Mannaggia a te! ― Damn you!
- Mannaggia, che guaio! ― Dang, what a mess!
Further reading edit
- mannaggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Neapolitan edit
Etymology edit
mal(e) (“bad, evil”) + n' (“of it”) + aggia (third-person singular subjunctive of avé (“to have”)). Literally “may he/she/it have bad things from it!”.
Pronunciation edit
Interjection edit
mannaggia!
- (non-vulgar) damn!
- Mannaggia 'e muorte tuje! ― Damn your dead (relatives)!