mannaggia

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /manˈnad.dʒa/, [mäˈn̺ːäd͡ːʒä]
Rhymes: -addʒa
Hyphenation: man‧nàg‧gia

Interjection

mannaggia!

(colloquial, non-vulgar) damn!, dang!
Mannaggia a te! ― Damn you!

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

Synonyms

accidentaccio
accidenti

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!

(non-vulgar) damn!
Mannaggia 'e muorte tuje! ― Damn your dead (relatives)!

Antonyms

bennaggia

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