mannaggia

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Neapolitan mannaggia (“damn!”, literally “may he/she/it have bad things from it!”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈnad.d͡ʒa/
• Rhymes: -addʒa
• Hyphenation: man‧nàg‧gia

Interjection

mannaggia

1. (colloquial, non-vulgar) damn!, dang!

   Synonyms: accidentaccio, accidenti

   Mannaggia a te! ― Damn you!

   Mannaggia, che guaio! ― Dang, what a mess!

Further reading

• mannaggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Neapolitan

Etymology

mal(e) (“bad, evil”) +‎ n' (“of it”) +‎ aggia (third-person singular subjunctive of avé (“to have”)). Literally “may he/she/it have bad things from it!”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manˈnad.dʒə/

Interjection

mannaggia!

1. (non-vulgar) damn!

   Mannaggia 'e muorte tuje! ― Damn your dead (relatives)!

Antonyms

• bennaggia