"mattone" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /matˈto.ne/ Audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-LangPao-mattone.wav Forms: mattoni [plural]
Rhymes: -one Etymology: The origin is uncertain, perhaps from Latin maltha (“cement”). Etymology templates: {{unc|it|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{cog|la|maltha||cement}} Latin maltha (“cement”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} mattone m (plural mattoni)
  1. brick Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mattone-it-noun-x2KDB0HB
  2. (figurative) building block Tags: figuratively, masculine
    Sense id: en-mattone-it-noun-iS~uoeII
  3. brick, brick red (color) Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-mattone-it-noun-TCXJFIYe Categories (other): Colors, Manufacturing Disambiguation of Colors: 5 15 65 14 Disambiguation of Manufacturing: 8 24 46 22
  4. (dialectal, Tuscany, card games) diamond Tags: Tuscany, dialectal, masculine
    Sense id: en-mattone-it-noun-gcnWEotf Categories (other): Tuscan Italian, Card games, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Building materials, Reds Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 15 8 15 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 9 6 81 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 8 6 83 Disambiguation of Building materials: 3 31 6 59 Disambiguation of Reds: 4 12 32 52 Topics: card-games, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mattonata, mattoncino, mattonetto

Inflected forms

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    },
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    },
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        "masculine"
      ]
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          "diamond"
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