mazza

club

noun MAHT-tsah Rare

Origin: From Vulgar Latin *mattea (club, mace).

Also means

bat

Usage Note

Mazza covers a wide range of club-like implements: a baseball bat (mazza da baseball), a golf club (mazza da golf), a mallet, or a ceremonial mace. A false cognate to watch: it is unrelated to English 'mace' the spice. The plural is regular: mazze.

Examples

"Il giocatore impugnò la mazza e colpì la palla."

Natural Translation

The player gripped the bat and hit the ball.

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