mazzera

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmad.d͡ze.ra/
  • Rhymes: -addzera
  • Hyphenation: màz‧ze‧ra

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic مَعْصَرَة‎ (maʕṣara, “millstone”).

Noun

mazzera f (plural mazzere)

  1. (southern Italy) a mass of stones tied to the bottom of a fishing net (typically for tuna)
Derived terms

Further reading
  • màżżera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

mazzera

  1. inflection of mazzerare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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