mattone

Italian

due mattoni

Etymology

The origin is uncertain, perhaps from Latin maltha (“cement”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /matˈto.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: mat‧tó‧ne

• Audio:

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Noun

mattone m (plural mattoni)

1. brick
2. (figurative) building block
3. brick, brick red (color)
4. (dialectal, Tuscany, card games) diamond

Derived terms

• mattonata
• mattoncino
• mattonetto

Descendants

• → Serbo-Croatian: màtūn

Further reading

• mattone in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• mettano, monatte, montate