Catalan

Noun

maça f ‎(plural maces)

1. mace (weapon)

Portuguese

mace (weapon)

Etymology

From Late Latin mattia or mattea, possibly from mateola, from Proto-Indo-European *mat ‎(“hoe, plow”). Compare Spanish maza, Italian mazza, Catalan maça, French masse.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal, Carioca) IPA^(key): /ˈma.sɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.sa/
• Homophones: massa

Noun

maça f (plural maças)

1. mace (weapon)
2. mallet (type of hammer with a head made of a non-iron material)

Synonyms

• clava, cacete, porrete

Derived terms

• maço

Related terms

• maçar