ambasciata

Italian

Etymology

Old Italian, from Old Occitan ambaissada, from Gaulish ambaxtos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /am.baʃˈʃa.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: am‧ba‧scià‧ta

Noun

ambasciata f (plural ambasciate)

  1. embassy (residence of an ambassador)
    l'ambasciata britannica
    the British embassy
  2. embassy, ambassadorship (function or duty of an ambassador)
  3. an ambassadorial message
  4. (informal) message, errand

Descendants

  • → Maltese: ambaxxata
  • → Old French: ambassade
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