ambasciata

Italian

Etymology

Old Italian, from Old Occitan ambaissada, from Gaulish ambaxtos.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /am.baʃˈʃa.ta/
Rhymes: -ata
Hyphenation: am‧ba‧scià‧ta

Noun

ambasciata f (plural ambasciate)

embassy
l'ambasciata britannica
the British embassy
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Related terms

Descendants

→ Maltese: ambaxxata
→ Old French: ambassade
- Middle French: ambassade
  - French: ambassade (see there for further descendants)
- ⇒ Old French: ambascee
  - Middle French: ambassee
    - → English: ambassy, embassy

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