mazza
Italian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *mattea (compare French masse, Spanish maza, Portuguese maça), probably vulgarly formed from Latin mateola (“hoe”).
Pronunciation
Noun
mazza f (plural mazze)
- baton
- club (weapon)
- mace (ceremonial weapon)
- (sports) bat
- sledgehammer
- maul
- mallet
- (vulgar) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:cazzo
- priest (tool for killing fishes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Sicilian
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *mattea, probably vulgarly formed from Latin mateola.
Pronunciation
Noun
mazza f (plural mazzi)
See also
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