macellaio
Italian
editEtymology
editFrom macello + -aio, or from Latin macellārius. Compare Romanian măcelar.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmacellaio m (plural macellai, feminine macellaia)
- butcher
- Peter, che era figlio di un macellaio, non aveva però iniziato l'attività come cioccolatiere.
- Peter, the son of a butcher, had not started out as a chocolate maker.
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- macellaio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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