ambascia

== Italian == === Etymology === Unknown. On the face of it, identity with Late Latin ambascia, ambactia (“service”) (of Germanic origin, from Frankish *ambahtī (“ministry, service, office”)), seems plausible; e.g. through a development “service” → “toil” → “distress.” If so, related with ambasciata (“embassy”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amˈbaʃ.ʃa/ Rhymes: -aʃʃa Hyphenation: am‧bà‧scia === Noun === ambascia f (plural ambasce) anguish, distress Synonyms: angoscia, ansia === Further reading === ambascia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana