ammazzare

== Italian == === Etymology === Probably from a- +‎ mazza (“club, baton”) +‎ -are, or alternatively possibly related to Latin mactāre, through a Vulgar Latin root *mactiāre, although this is less likely. Compare Sicilian ammazzari, Spanish mazar, Portuguese maçar, Occitan massar, Romansch mazzar, Venetan masar, Friulian maçâ, Istriot masà. See also archaic Italian mattare. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /am.matˈt͡sa.re/ Rhymes: -are Hyphenation: am‧maz‧zà‧re === Verb === ammazzàre (first-person singular present ammàzzo, first-person singular past historic ammazzài, past participle ammazzàto, auxiliary avére) to kill, murder Synonym: uccidere ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Anagrams === ammarezza, ammazzerà