Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of spezza (to break) +‎ catena (chain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌspɛt.t͡sa.kaˈte.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Hyphenation: Spez‧za‧ca‧té‧na

Proper noun

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Spezzacatena m or f by sense

  1. a surname

References

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  1. ^ spezzo, catena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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