mattonata

Italian
FWOTD – 28 March 2013

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /mat.toˈna.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Hyphenation: mat‧to‧nà‧ta

Etymology 1

From mattone +‎ -ata.

Noun

mattonata f (plural mattonate)

  1. 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

  1. feminine singular of mattonato
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