strazio
See also: straziò
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Probably from Latin distractiō.
Noun edit
strazio m (plural strazi)
- torment, torture
- cruel and bloody killing
- reckless use or consumption (of a resource)
- fare strazio dei soldi ― to waste money
- (archaic) mockery or derision
- (Florence) textile waste or scraps
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
strazio
Further reading edit
- strazio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana