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:

mazar

1. to tenderize (meat)
2. to churn

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Concepts

mace

club

bludgeon

hammer

🔨

hub

maul

bat

🦇

stick

drumstick

flail

Synonyms

porra

garrote

martillo

🔨

mayal

buje

cachiporra

clava

trillo

nutmeg

árbol del nuez moscada

bastón

objeto para golpear

club

Translations

mazza

Keule

maça

clava ferrea

maça

Knüppel

Streitkolben

masse

massue

clava

χοινίκη

πλήμνη

Muskatblüte

Hyphenated as

ma‧za

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmaθa/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: mateola

Cognate with Portuguese: maça

Cognate with Catalan: maça

Cognate with French: masse

Cognate with Italian: mazza

Cognate with English: mace

In summary

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.