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The Italian word for butcher is
macellaio





butcher

Gender

The gender of macellaio is masculine. E.g. il macellaio. The feminine form is la macellaia.

Italian Definition


butcher
     1. sost. macellaio, macellaio, macellatore



Translations for butcher and their definitions

macellare
     1. v. To butcher, to slaughter


macellaio
     1. n-m. butcher


massacrare
     1. v. to massacre, slaughter
     2. v. to murder (a song or tune)
     3. v. (transitive, figuratively) to make mincemeat out of (defeat utterly)


rovinare
     1. v. to ruin, to wreck, to spoil, to botch
     2. v. (intransitive) to collapse, to fall, to hurtle down, to crash down, to tumble


danneggiare
     1. v. To damage or harm


carnefice
     1. n. executioner
     2. n. torturer, tormentor, persecutor
     3. n. victimizer, brutal murderer
     4. n. (games) hangman


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