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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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