mannaia
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Late Latin manuāria (secūris), from Latin manuārius (“of or pertaining to the hand”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
mannaia f (plural mannaie)
- axe
- cleaver
- guillotine blade
- (figurative, by extension) looming danger hanging over one's head
- (metonymically, by extension) tyrannical or bloody political regime
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- →? Catalan: manaia
Further reading edit
- mannaia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana