maza

mazar

  1. to tenderize (meat)
  2. to churn

Frequency

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Hyphenated as
ma‧za
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmaθa/
Etymology

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.

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