Meaning
club, bat, sledgehammer
- club (weapon)
- bat (sports)
- sledgehammer, mallet
- mace (ceremonial staff)
In a sentence
Hai preso la mazza da baseball ieri?
Did you take the baseball bat yesterday?
Non toccare quella mazza, è pericolosa.
Don't touch that club, it's dangerous.
Gli operai hanno usato una mazza per abbattere il muro.
The workers used a sledgehammer to knock down the wall.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mazza | feminine · singular |
| mazze | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- For baseball, mazza is the standard word. For cricket, use mazza da cricket; for generic sports equipment, pipistrello may appear in some contexts.
- As a weapon, mazza sounds literary, historical, or specific. In everyday speech, bastone or manganello is often more natural depending on the object.
- Mazza also appears in compounds: mazza da baseball, mazza ferrata, mazza cerimoniale. Don’t use it alone when the type matters.