Féminin

mattanza

Signification (Anglais)

  1. (feminine) last phase of tuna fishing in which a very large net is closed around a group of fish and drawn together, the fish being hooked using harpoons and then beaten to death via repeated blows
  2. (broadly, feminine, informal) massacre, carnage

Coupé comme
mat‧tàn‧za
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/matˈtan.t͡sa/
Étymologie (Anglais)

From Spanish matanza (“slaughter”), derived from matar (“to kill”).

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