maza

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) mace, club (weapon)
2. (feminine) mallet (in polo)
3. (feminine) handle (of a billiards or snooker cue)
4. (feminine) drumstick (for playing drums)
5. (feminine) meat tenderizer

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of mazar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of mazar:

Hyphenated as

ma‧za

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaθa/

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *ma(t)tea, 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”). Related to Portuguese maça, Catalan maça, French masse, Italian mazza, English mace.