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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmazza
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈmat.tsa
"Prese una mazza per difendersi."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A pole, stick, or cudgel.
"He threatened him with a sturdy ballow."
- 1
To beat or cudgel with a stick.
"An old dialectal expression meaning to ballow someone in a dispute."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from dialectal English and historical usage, notably appearing in literature such as Shakespeare's King Lear. It relates to a pole, cudgel, or stick used for beating or striking, likely sharing roots with Old English or Germanic terms for building materials and beams.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Ballow" is said worldwide
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gourdin
Transliteration: ɡuʁ.dɛ̃
"Il tenait un gourdin à la main."
Knüppel
Transliteration: ˈknʏpl̩
"Er drohte ihm mit einem Knüppel."
mazza
Transliteration: ˈmat.tsa
"Prese una mazza per difendersi."
garrote
Transliteration: ɡaˈro.te
"Llevaba un pesado garrote."
cassetete
Transliteration: ka.seˈte.tʃi
"Ele segurava um cassetete de madeira."
डंडा
Transliteration: dandā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उसने हाथ में एक डंडा ले रखा था।"
短棍
Transliteration: duǎn gùn
Script: 中文汉字
"他手里拿着一根短棍。"
몽둥이
Transliteration: mong-dung-i
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 몽둥이를 들고 위협했다."
こん棒
Transliteration: konbō
Script: 日本語
"彼はこん棒を手にした。"
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