vendetta

Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”), from Latin vindicta. See vindicate, avenge.

• (US) IPA^(key): /vɛnˈdɛtə/, [vɛnˈdɛɾə], [vənˈdɛɾə]

vendetta (plural vendettas)

1. A bitter, destructive feud, normally between two families, clans, or factions, in which each injury or slaying is revenged: a blood feud.
2. (often preceded by personal) A motivational grudge against a person or faction, which may or may not be reciprocated; the state of having it in for someone.

• vendettist

• vendette (archaic)

Borrowed from Italian vendetta, from Latin vindicta. Doublet of vindicte, borrowed from Latin.

• IPA^(key): /vɑ̃.dɛ.ta/, /vɑ̃.de.ta/

vendetta f (plural vendettas)

1. vendetta

• “vendetta” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Latin vindicta (“vengeance”), from vindico (“to claim, to vindicate”), from vindex (“defender”).

• IPA^(key): /venˈdet.ta/, [ven̪ˈd̪et̪ːä]
• Hyphenation: ven‧dét‧ta

vendetta f (plural vendette)

1. revenge, vengeance

• la vendetta è un piatto che va servito freddo

• vendicarsi
• vendicatore
• vendicativo

• faida
• ripicca

Borrowed from Italian vendetta (“revenge”), from Latin vindicta. Doublet of vindicta, borrowed from Latin.

• IPA^(key): /ben̪ˈd̪et̪.t̪a/

vendetta f (plural vendettas)

1. revenge, vengeance