ambascia

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Italian

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Etymology

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Unknown. On the face of it, identity with Late Latin ambascia, ambactia (service) (of Germanic origin, from Frankish *ambahtī (ministry, service, office)), seems plausible; e.g. through a development “service” → “toil” → “distress.” If so, related with ambasciata (embassy).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /amˈbaʃ.ʃa/
  • Rhymes: -aʃʃa
  • Hyphenation: am‧bà‧scia

Noun

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ambascia f (plural ambasce)

  1. anguish, distress
    Synonyms: angoscia, ansia

Further reading

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  • ambascia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana