ascia

axe

noun AH-shah Rare

Origin: From Latin ascia (axe, adze).

Usage Note

Ascia can refer to a woodcutter's axe or a battle-axe. The diminutive accetta is the more common word for a small hatchet. Note the irregular plural: le asce (not ascie). The phrase seppellire l'ascia di guerra (to bury the hatchet) mirrors the English idiom exactly.

Examples

"Il boscaiolo sollevò l'ascia pesante."

Natural Translation

The lumberjack lifted the heavy axe.

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