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