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mattone

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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mattone m (plural mattoni)

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

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Serbo-Croatian: màtūn

Further reading

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

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