Italian

Noun

ecatombe f ‎(plural ecatombi)

1. (historical, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome) A great feast and public sacrifice to the gods (originally of a hundred oxen); hecatomb
2. (by extension) slaughter, massacre

Synonyms

• (slaughter): carneficina, eccidio, massacro, mattanza, sterminio, strage

Related terms

• tomba