"mazza" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmat.t͡sa/ Forms: mazze [plural]
Rhymes: -attsa Etymology: From Vulgar Latin *mattea (compare French masse, Spanish maza, Portuguese maça), probably vulgarly formed from Latin mateola (“hoe”). Cf. also Latin matia. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|VL.|*mattea}} Vulgar Latin *mattea, {{cog|fr|masse}} French masse, {{cog|es|maza}} Spanish maza, {{cog|pt|maça}} Portuguese maça, {{inh|it|la|mateola|t=hoe}} Latin mateola (“hoe”), {{m|la|matia}} matia Head templates: {{it-noun|f}} mazza f (plural mazze)
  1. baton Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mazza-it-noun-QYwB6JBg
  2. club (weapon) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mazza-it-noun-xoo6u3SD
  3. mace (ceremonial weapon) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mazza-it-noun-DzMbsh-E
  4. (sports) bat Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-mazza-it-noun-ylvOwS9x Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 10 1 7 34 8 16 21 1 2 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. sledgehammer Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mazza-it-noun-PCK0bTSN
  6. maul Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mazza-it-noun-R-N9jLAL
  7. mallet Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mazza-it-noun-y5Xs1Ol8
  8. (vulgar) penis Tags: feminine, vulgar Synonyms: cazzo#Italian
    Sense id: en-mazza-it-noun-9pUtbu9V
  9. priest (tool for killing fishes) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-mazza-it-noun-e-tmzxfA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: mazzata, mazzarella, mazzuola, ammazzare

Inflected forms

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      "args": {
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        "2": "VL.",
        "3": "*mattea"
      },
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fr",
        "2": "masse"
      },
      "expansion": "French masse",
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "es",
        "2": "maza"
      },
      "expansion": "Spanish maza",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "pt",
        "2": "maça"
      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese maça",
      "name": "cog"
    },
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        "3": "mateola",
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    },
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        "1": "la",
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      },
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    }
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    {
      "form": "mazze",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
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  "hyphenation": [
    "màz‧za"
  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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          "bat",
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        "(sports) bat"
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        "feminine"
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sledgehammer"
      ],
      "id": "en-mazza-it-noun-PCK0bTSN",
      "links": [
        [
          "sledgehammer",
          "sledgehammer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
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      ],
      "id": "en-mazza-it-noun-R-N9jLAL",
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        [
          "maul",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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    },
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "penis"
      ],
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      ],
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        "(vulgar) penis"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "cazzo#Italian"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "priest (tool for killing fishes)"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "priest",
          "priest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmat.t͡sa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-attsa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mazza"
}
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    "Italian nouns",
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    "Italian terms derived from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Latin",
    "Italian terms inherited from Vulgar Latin",
    "Italian terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "name": "cog"
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      },
      "expansion": "Portuguese maça",
      "name": "cog"
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  "forms": [
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "word": "mazzata"
    },
    {
      "word": "mazzarella"
    },
    {
      "word": "mazzuola"
    },
    {
      "word": "ammazzare"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "baton"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "baton",
          "baton"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "club (weapon)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "club",
          "club"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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      "glosses": [
        "mace (ceremonial weapon)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mace",
          "mace"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "it:Sports"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "bat"
      ],
      "links": [
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        [
          "bat",
          "bat"
        ]
      ],
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        "(sports) bat"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "sports"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "sledgehammer"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sledgehammer",
          "sledgehammer"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "maul"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "maul",
          "maul"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "mallet"
      ],
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        [
          "mallet",
          "mallet"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
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        "Italian vulgarities"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "penis"
      ],
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        [
          "penis",
          "penis"
        ]
      ],
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        "(vulgar) penis"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "cazzo#Italian"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "vulgar"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "priest (tool for killing fishes)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "priest",
          "priest"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈmat.t͡sa/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-attsa"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mazza"
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