mazzagatti
Italian
Alternative forms
- mazzagatto
Etymology
Verb-object compound, composed of mazza (“to kill (archaic or southern Italy)”) + gatti (“cats”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌmat.t͡saˈɡat.ti/
- Rhymes: -atti
- Hyphenation: maz‧za‧gàt‧ti
Noun
mazzagatti m (invariable)
- (historical, firearms) a type of short-barreled pistol [16th–19th c.]
- Synonym: mazzacani
Further reading
- mazzagatti in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- mazzagatti in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication