carneficina

carnage; massacre

noun kar-neh-fee-CHEE-nah Rare

Origin: From Latin carnifex (executioner), from caro (flesh) + facere (to make).

Usage Note

Carneficina is a strong, vivid word for mass slaughter or a scene of devastating bloodshed. It is more graphic and emotive than massacro and tends to appear in journalism and literature describing war or disasters. Plural: le carneficine.

Examples

"La guerra ha lasciato una terribile carneficina."

Natural Translation

The war left a terrible carnage.

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