Spezzacatena

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Verb-object compound, composed of spezza (to break) +‎ catena (chain).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˌspɛt.t͡sa.kaˈte.na/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ena
  • Hyphenation: Spez‧za‧ca‧té‧na

Proper noun[edit]

Spezzacatena m or f by sense

  1. a surname

References[edit]

  1. ^ spezzo, catena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading[edit]