mazza

Italian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ma(t)tea (compare French masse, Spanish maza, Portuguese maça), from Latin mateola, from a Proto-Indo-European root describing similar tools; see also Old High German medela (“plow”), Old Church Slavonic мотыка (motyka, “mattock”), Sanskrit मत्य (matya, “club, harrow”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmat.tsa/
  • Hyphenation: màz‧za

Noun

mazza f (plural mazze)

  1. club (weapon)
  2. baton
  3. mace (ceremonial weapon)
  4. sledgehammer
  5. maul
  6. mallet
  7. (vulgar) penis

Derived terms

Sicilian

Etymology

Probably from Spanish maza, from Vulgar Latin *ma(t)tea, from Latin mateola. Cf. also Italian mazza.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmat.tsa/
  • Hyphenation: màz‧za

Noun

mazza f (plural mazzi)

  1. club
  2. clod, lump (of clay or earth)

See also

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