massaggio
massage
noun mahs-SAHD-joh Less Common
Origin: from French massage
Usage Note
Massaggio is masculine, il massaggio, with the plural collapsing to massaggi. Don't confuse it with messaggio ('message'), which differs by a single vowel. The verb is massaggiare and a masseur is un massaggiatore.
Examples
"Mi ha fatto un massaggio."
Natural Translation
She gave me a massage.
Literal Translation
To-me she-has made a massage.

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