ammazzare

Probably from a- +‎ mazza (“club, baton”) +‎ -are, or alternatively possibly related to Latin mactāre, through a Vulgar Latin root *mactiāre, although this is less likely. Compare Sicilian ammazzari, Spanish mazar, Portuguese maçar, Occitan massar, Romansch mazzar, Venetan masar, Friulian maçâ, Istriot masà. See also archaic Italian mattare.

• IPA^(key): /am.matˈt͡sa.re/
• Rhymes: -are
• Hyphenation: am‧maz‧zà‧re

ammazzàre (first-person singular present ammàzzo, first-person singular past historic ammazzài, past participle ammazzàto, auxiliary avére)

1. to kill, murder

   Synonym: uccidere

   • 1973, “Buonanotte Fratello”, in Alice non lo sa, performed by Francesco De Gregori:

     Tu mi stavi ammazzando / Tu mi stavi ammazzando con amore.

     You were killing me / You were killing me with love.

• ammarezza, ammazzerà