mattonata

Italian

FWOTD – 28 March 2013

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mat.to.ˈna.ta/

Participle

mattonata

  1. feminine singular of mattonato

Noun

mattonata f (plural mattonate)

  1. A blow with a brick.
    • 2002, Ascanio Celestini, Cecafumo: storie da leggere ad alta voce, Donzelli, page 192:
      Da non schiacciarsi le mani e magari rompersi pure la testa con una mattonata.
      In order not to crush the hands and maybe also crack the head with a blow with a brick.
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