ecatombe

== Italian == === Etymology === From Latin hecatombē, from Ancient Greek ἑκατόμβη (hekatómbē). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /e.kaˈtom.be/ Rhymes: -ombe Hyphenation: e‧ca‧tóm‧be === Noun === ecatombe f (plural ecatombi) (historical, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) a great feast and public sacrifice to the gods (originally of a hundred oxen); hecatomb (by extension) slaughter, massacre Synonyms: carneficina, eccidio, massacro, mattanza, sterminio, strage ==== Related terms ==== tomba