mattonata

Italian

FWOTD – 28 March 2013

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mat.toˈna.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: mat‧to‧nà‧ta

Etymology 1

From mattone +‎ -ata.

Noun

mattonata f (plural mattonate)

1. a blow with a brick
   • 2002, Ascanio Celestini, Cecafumo: storie da leggere ad alta voce, Donzelli, page 192:

     Da non schiacciarsi le mani e magari rompersi pure la testa con una mattonata.

     In order not to crush the hands and maybe also crack the head with a blow with a brick.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Participle

mattonata f sg

1. feminine singular of mattonato