mannaia

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin manuāria (secūris), from Latin manuārius (“of or pertaining to the hand”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈna.ja/
• Rhymes: -aja
• Hyphenation: man‧nà‧ia

Noun

mannaia f (plural mannaie)

1. axe

   Synonyms: ascia, scure

2. cleaver
3. guillotine blade
4. (figurative, by extension) looming danger hanging over one's head
5. (metonymically, by extension) tyrannical or bloody political regime

Related terms

• mano

Descendants

• →? Catalan: manaia

Further reading

• mannaia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana