messa
Mass
noun MEHS-sah Less Common
Origin: from Latin 'missa' (the dismissal at Mass)
Also means
placing
Usage Note
Messa is the Catholic Mass, as in andare a messa ('to go to Mass'). It also forms many compounds meaning a 'putting' of something, such as messa a punto ('fine-tuning') and messa in scena ('staging').
Examples
"Andiamo a messa la domenica."
Natural Translation
We go to Mass on Sundays.
Literal Translation
We-go to Mass the Sunday.
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