strage

Italian

Etymology

From Latin strāgem. Compare Spanish and Portuguese estrago (“destruction”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstra.d͡ʒe/
  • Rhymes: -adʒe
  • Hyphenation: strà‧ge

Noun

strage f (plural stragi)

  1. a massacre, a mass murder, a butchery, a slaughter
    Synonyms: massacro, eccidio
  2. (hyperbolic) a large or profitable hunting trip
    fare strage di tordi
    to kill off a lot of thrushes
  3. a ruinous destruction or conquest
    l'allagamento ha fatto strage dei coltivati
    the flooding devastated the cultivated fields
  4. failing scores for an exceptionally high number of alumni

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

strāge

  1. ablative singular of strāgēs

Piedmontese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrad͡ʒe/

Noun

strage f

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