mazarelo

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *mattearellum, from Vulgar Latin *ma(t)tea, from Latin mateola, from a Proto-Indo-European root describing similar tools: Old High German medela (plow), Old Church Slavonic мотыка (motyka, mattock), मत्य (matya, club, harrow).

Cognate with Portuguese maça, Spanish maza, Catalan maça, French masse, Italian mazza.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /maθaˈɾɛlo̝/, (western) /masaˈɾɛlo̝/

Noun

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mazarelo m (plural mazarelos)

  1. pestle (instrument used with a mortar to grind things)

References

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