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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mat.toˈna.ta/
- Rhymes: -ata
- Hyphenation: mat‧to‧nà‧ta
Etymology 1
From mattone + -ata.
Noun
mattonata f (plural mattonate)
- a blow with a brick
2002, Ascanio Celestini, Cecafumo: storie da leggere ad alta voce, Donzelli, page 192:Da non schiacciarsi le mani e magari rompersi pure la testa con una mattonata.- In order not to crush the hands and maybe also crack the head with a blow with a brick.
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Participle
mattonata f sg
- feminine singular of mattonato