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

• mazzerare

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

Anagrams

• marezza, ramazze