CARNAGE


Meaning of CARNAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkär-nij ]

noun

Etymology: French, from Medieval Latin carnaticum tribute consisting of animals or meat, from Latin carn-, caro

Date: 1614

1. : the flesh of slain animals or men

2. : great and usually bloody slaughter or injury (as in battle)

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.