mattero

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *mattaris, from Latin mataris (“javelin, pike”) (also materis, madaris or matara), of Celtic/Gaulish origin.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmat.te.ro/
• Rhymes: -attero
• Hyphenation: màt‧te‧ro

mattero m (plural matteri)

1. (archaic, dialectal) stick, club

   Synonyms: bastone, randello

2. an unidentified weapon used by the Celts, perhaps a large pike
3. a kind of javelin, with a short, wide tip
4. a branch, approximately 3 ft. long, obtained from the upper part of a manna ash sprout, from which thin stripes for basketweaving are obtained

• matterello

• moretta, rametto, rottame, tremato