maceta

See also: mačeta

Catalan

Etymology

From maça +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [məˈsɛ.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [məˈsə.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [maˈse.ta]

Noun

maceta f (plural macetes)

1. lump hammer, mallet
2. (music) mallet

   Synonym: baqueta

Further reading

• “maceta”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From maça +‎ -eta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈse.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧ta

Noun

maceta f (plural macetas)

1. truncated conical iron hammer crossed by a short wooden handle
2. cylindrical piece for grinding and undoing paints

Derived terms

• macetear

Etymology 2

From Spanish maceta.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈse.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈse.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧ta

Adjective

maceta m or f (plural macetas)

1. (Brazil) horse that has a bone defect in the boletus area

Etymology 3

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈsɛ.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈsɛ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /maˈsɛ.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐˈsɛ.tɐ/

• Hyphenation: ma‧ce‧ta

Verb

maceta

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

Further reading

• “maceta”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “maceta”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈθeta/ [maˈθe.t̪a] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /maˈseta/ [maˈse.t̪a] (Latin America, Philippines)

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• Rhymes: -eta
• Syllabification: ma‧ce‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian mazzetto.

Noun

maceta f (plural macetas)

1. flowerpot

   Synonyms: florero, tiesto

Etymology 2

From maza +‎ -eta.

Noun

maceta f (plural macetas)

1. diminutive of maza

Further reading

• “maceta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
• “maceta”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010