mattero

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin mataris (javelin, pike), also materis, madaris, or matara, of Celtic/Gaulish origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmat.te.ro/
  • Rhymes: -attero
  • Hyphenation: màt‧te‧ro

Noun

mattero m (plural matteri)

  1. (archaic):
    1. stick, club
      Synonyms: bastone, randello
  2. an unidentified weapon used by the Celts, perhaps a large pike
  3. a kind of javelin, with a short, wide tip
  4. a branch, approximately 3 ft. long, obtained from the upper part of a manna ash sprout, from which thin stripes for basketweaving are obtained

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